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LAFITAU, Joseph Francois (1670-1740). De Zeden der Wilden van Amerika. The Hague, 1731.
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LAFITAU, Joseph Francois (1670-1740). De Zeden der Wilden van Amerika. The Hague, 1731.
2 volumes in one, 2o. Engraved frontispiece and 42 plates. Contemporary vellum.
First Dutch edition of Lafitau's encyclopedic account of the Iroquois mission of Sault Saint-Louis. Lafitau, a Jesuit missionary assigned to Canada from 1711-1718, served at St. Louis from 1712-1717. His work provides great detail relating to the customs, religious beliefs and social organization of the Iroquois amd Hurons. Howes L-22; Sabin 38598.
2 volumes in one, 2o. Engraved frontispiece and 42 plates. Contemporary vellum.
First Dutch edition of Lafitau's encyclopedic account of the Iroquois mission of Sault Saint-Louis. Lafitau, a Jesuit missionary assigned to Canada from 1711-1718, served at St. Louis from 1712-1717. His work provides great detail relating to the customs, religious beliefs and social organization of the Iroquois amd Hurons. Howes L-22; Sabin 38598.