Histoire et description generale de la Nouvelle France
Subtitle: avec le journal historique d'un voyage fait par ordre du roi dans l'Amérique Septentrionnale
By: Par le p. De Charlevoix, de la Compagnie de Jesus
Publisher: Chez Rolin fils, libraire, quai des Augustins, à S. Athanase.
Published: 1744
Place of publication: A Paris
Language: fre
Subjects: Botany; Indians of North America; History
Other titles: Histoire de la Nouvelle France.
Notes: Half title, v. 1-3, reads: Histoire de la Nouvelle France.

Each v. has engraved title vignette.

Title of v. 3 reads: Journal d'un voyage fait par ordre du roi dans l'Amerique Septentrionnale; adressé a Madame la duchesse de Lesdiguieres ..

Imprint for v. 3 reads: A Paris, Chez Rollin fils, ... & au Palmier ..

This title was issued jointly by 5 publishers in 2 formats. See Echeverria & Wilkie.

Signatures: v. 1: pi² *² ²*⁴ b-c⁴ d² (-d2) A-K⁴ L⁴ (± L1) M-4O⁴; v. 2: pi² a-h⁴ ²a⁴ ²e⁴ A⁴ (± A1) B-4C⁴ 4D⁴ (-4D4) ³a⁴ ²b-²d⁴ ³e⁴ ²f-²g⁴ (4D1 signed 5D); v. 3: pi² a-b⁴ c² ²a⁴ ²b⁴ (-²b4) A-3Y⁴ (3Y4 verso blank)

Vol. 1: [8], xxvi, 664 p., [10] leaves of plates (9 folded); v. 2: [4], lxi, [3], xv, [1], 582, 56 p., [30] folded leaves of plates; v. 3: [4], xix, [1], xiv, 543, [1] p., [10] leaves of plates (9 folded)

Vol. 1, p. 445 misnumbered 454; v. 2, p. 215 misnumbered 189.

Cf. Echeverria & Wilkie.  French image, 744/3.

Errata notes: v. 1, p. 664, v. 2, p. [1], 5th count and p. 56 at end, and v. 3, p. 543.

"Description des plantes principales de l'Amerique Septentrionnale," v. 2, p. 1-56 at end, includes an index of plants.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Echeverria & Wilkie.  French image, 744/7.

European Americana, 744/52.

Brown, J.C.  Bibliotheca Americana, III: 763.

John Carter Brown Library copy has contemporary boards of mottled calf.