A description of Louisiana,
by Father Louis Hennepin, Recollect missionary. Tr. from the edition of 1683, and compared with the Nouvelle découverte, the La Salle documents and other contemporaneous papers. By John Gilmary Shea.

Description

Main Author

Hennepin, Louis, 17th cent.

Related Names

Shea, John Gilmary, 1824-1892, tr.

Language(s)

English

Published

New York, J.G. Shea, 1880.

Subjects

Hennepin, Louis, > Hennepin, Louis, / 17th cent. > Hennepin, Louis, / 17th cent. / Bibliography.
La Salle, Robert Cavelier, > La Salle, Robert Cavelier, / sieur de, > La Salle, Robert Cavelier, / sieur de, / 1643-1687.
Indians of North America > Indians of North America / Mississippi River Valley.
Mississippi River > Mississippi River / Discovery and exploration.
Louisiana > Louisiana / Description and travel.

Note

p. 41*-53*, 1 l. inserted between p. 40 and [41].
Title-page of ed. of 1683 in facsim.

Physical Description

407 (i.e. 423) p. front. (fold. map) pl., facsim., 26 cm.

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