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Author Hennepin, Louis, active 17th century.
Uniform Title Nouvelle découverte d'un très grand pays situé dans l'Amérique entre le Nouveau Mexique et la mer Glaciale. English
Title 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.
Publication Info London : Printed for M. Bentley, J. Tonson, H. Bonwick, T. Goodwin and S. Manship, 1698.



Descript [24], 299 p.; [32], 178 p., [2], 303-355 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill., 2 folded maps
Note [Pt. 1] is a translation of: Nouvelle découverte; [pt. 2] of: Nouveau voyage, with special t.p. and pagination.
First English ed. Cf. BM.
Reproduction of original in Library of Congress.
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.
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Author Hennepin, Louis, active 17th century.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Indians of North America.
Canada -- Discovery and exploration.
Mississippi River Valley -- Discovery and exploration.
Great Lakes -- Discovery and exploration.
Québec (Province) -- History.
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) -- Description and travel.
Alt author La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687.
Joliet, Louis, 1645-1700.
Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675.
Descript [24], 299 p.; [32], 178 p., [2], 303-355 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill., 2 folded maps
Note [Pt. 1] is a translation of: Nouvelle découverte; [pt. 2] of: Nouveau voyage, with special t.p. and pagination.
First English ed. Cf. BM.
Reproduction of original in Library of Congress.
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.
Author Hennepin, Louis, active 17th century.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Indians of North America.
Canada -- Discovery and exploration.
Mississippi River Valley -- Discovery and exploration.
Great Lakes -- Discovery and exploration.
Québec (Province) -- History.
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) -- Description and travel.
Alt author La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687.
Joliet, Louis, 1645-1700.
Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675.

Subject Indians of North America.
Canada -- Discovery and exploration.
Mississippi River Valley -- Discovery and exploration.
Great Lakes -- Discovery and exploration.
Québec (Province) -- History.
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) -- Description and travel.
Descript [24], 299 p.; [32], 178 p., [2], 303-355 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill., 2 folded maps
Note [Pt. 1] is a translation of: Nouvelle découverte; [pt. 2] of: Nouveau voyage, with special t.p. and pagination.
First English ed. Cf. BM.
Reproduction of original in Library of Congress.
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.
Alt author La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687.
Joliet, Louis, 1645-1700.
Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675.

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