A new discovery of a vast country in America : extending above four thousand miles between New France and New Mexico, with a description of the great lakes, cataracts, rivers, plants and animals : also the manners, customs, and languages of the several native Indians ... : with a continuation, giving an account of the attempts of the Sieur De la Salle upon the mines of St. Barbe, &c., the taking of Quebec by the English, with the advantages of a shorter cut to China and Japan : both parts illustrated with maps and figures and dedicated to His Majesty, K. William / by L. Hennepin ... ; to which is added several new discoveries in North-America, not publish'd in the French edition.
| Author/creator | Hennepin, Louis |
| Other author | La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687. |
| Other author | Joliet, Louis, 1645-1700. |
| Other author | Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for M. Bentley, J. Tonson, H. Bonwick, T. Goodwin and S. Manship, 1698. |
| Description | [24], 299 p.; [32], 178 p., [2], 303-355 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill., 2 folded maps |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240955664 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Nouvelle découverte d'un très grand pays situé dans l'Amérique entre le Nouveau Mexique et la mer Glaciale. English |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | [Pt. 1] is a translation of: Nouvelle découverte; [pt. 2] of: Nouveau voyage, with special t.p. and pagination. |
| General note | First English ed. Cf. BM. |
| General note | Reproduction of original in Library of Congress. |
| General note | Appended to the 2nd part: Joliet's account, with half-title: An account of several new discoveries in North-America: p. 303-306; An account of M. la Salle's voyage to the river Mississipi: p. 307-317; A discovery of some new countries and nations in the Northern-America / by Father Marquette: p. 318-355. |
| References | Wing H1450 |
| References | Arber's Term cat. III 38 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 72:17) |
| Stock number | CL0037000002 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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