Histoire de l'Amerique septentrionale
Subtitle: divisée en quatre tomes ...
By: par Mr. de Bacqueville de la Potherie ...
Contributors: Scotin, Jean-Baptiste, b. 1678, engraver; Siebert, Frank T. (Frank Thomas), 1912-1998, former owner; Tronchin, Charles Raymond, former owner
Publisher: Chez Jean-Luc Nion ... et François Didot ...
Published: 1721
Place of publication: A Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 28
Subjects: Iroquois Indians; Indians of North America; History
Notes: Statement of responsibility in t. 2-4: Par Mr. de la Potherie, &c.

The added engraved t.p. in t. 1 is signed by the engraver J.B. Scotin.

Tome 4 is dated "M.DCC.XXI" on t.p.; the other tomes are dated "M.DCC.XXII."

In t. 1, nos. 11-14 and 217-226 are omitted in the paging; in t. 2, nos. 169-172 are also omitted in the paging. There is no loss of text because of these gaps, which are apparently typographical errors. There are other errors in paging and in the signatures (i.e. misnumberings) throughout t. 1-3.

Leaf B1 in t. 1 is wanting (probably cancelled in all copies?).

The t.p.'s are printed in red and black.

Head- and tail-pieces; initials.

Sabin 2692

Howes, W. U.S.iana, B23

extracted picklist 20081216 BHLEX

Tomes 1-4 have an unidentified armorial bookplate with the motto "Sursum corda" and the family name excised. Each t. also has the name of a former owner in ms. ink on the t.p.: Ch[arle]s. R[aymon]d. Tronchin.

Provenance: From the Frank T. Siebert sale, lot no. 11, Sotheby's, New York, 5/24/1999.

Contemporary full calf binding with raised bands and gilt-tooled spine; red sprinkled edges.
Table of contents: title: (from t.p.'s) t. 1. Le voyage du Fort de Nelson ... la description du fleuve de Saint Laurent, le gouvernement de Quebec, des trois Rivieres & de Montreal, depuis 1534 jusqu'a 1701; title: t. 2. L'histoire des peuples alliez de la Nouvelle France ... & tout ce qui s'est passé ... sous messieurs de Traci, de Frontenac, de la Barre & de Denonville; title: t. 3. L'histoire des Iroquois ... tous les mouvemens de guerre depuis 1689 jusqu'en 1701; title: t. 4. L'histoire des Abenaguis, la paix genérale dans toute l'Amérique septentrionale, sous le gouvernement de monsieur le comte de Frontenac & monsieur le chevalier de Callieres, pendant laquelle des nations éloignées de six cens lieuës de Quebec s'assemblerent à Montreal.