HENNEPIN, Louis (1640-1705?). Nouveau Voyage d'un Pais Plus Grande que L'Europe. Utrecht: Antoine Schouten, 1698.

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HENNEPIN, Louis (1640-1705?). Nouveau Voyage d'un Pais Plus Grande que L'Europe. Utrecht: Antoine Schouten, 1698.

12o (139 x 82 mm). Title-page printed in red and black. 2 engraved folding maps and 4 engraved folding plates (small tears, usually at folds, with paper tape repairs on versos, one plate with paper tape reinforcement at outer margin). (Title page and *2 loose, hole to ***4 not affecting text). 19th-century red morocco, edges stained red (a bit rubbed).

FIRST EDITION. As he was only in America once, Hennepin, a Franciscan priest, does not give a personal narrative in this volume, but rather an account of La Salle's journey in Canada. He also describes, based on other contemporary sources, the manners and customs of the Indian tribes. Howes H-417; Sabin 31351; Streeter I:104.

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