A new discovery of a vast country in America
Subtitle: 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: by L. Hennepin ... ; to which is added several new discoveries in North-America, not publish'd in the French edition.
Contributors: La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687; Joliet, Louis, 1645-1700; Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 72:17.
Publisher: Printed for M. Bentley, J. Tonson, H. Bonwick, T. Goodwin and S. Manship
Published: 1698
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 355
Subjects: Indians of North America.; Canada -- Discovery and exploration.; Mississippi River Valley -- Discovery and exploration.; Great Lakes (North America) -- Discovery and exploration.; Québec (Province) -- History.; Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) -- Description and travel.
Work titles: Nouvelle découverte d'un très grand pays situé dans l'Amérique entre le Nouveau Mexique et la mer Glaciale.
Notes: [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.

Wing H1450

Arber's Term cat. III 38

Available electronically as part of Early English books online.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1962. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 72:17)