- Language(s)
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French
- Published
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A Paris : Chez Amable Auroy ..., MDCXCI [1691]
- Subjects
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La Salle, Robert Cavelier,
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La Salle, Robert Cavelier, /
sieur de,
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La Salle, Robert Cavelier, / sieur de, /
1643-1687.
La Salle, Robert Cavelier,
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La Salle, Robert Cavelier, /
sieur de,
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La Salle, Robert Cavelier, / sieur de, /
1643-1687.
Jesuits.
Franciscan Recollects.
Jesuits
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Jesuits /
Canada.
Franciscan Recollects
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Franciscan Recollects /
Canada.
Missions.
Discoveries in geography.
Missions
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Missions /
Canada.
Louisiana.
Canada.
Louisiana
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Louisiana /
To 1803.
Canada
History.
- Note
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Vol. 2 (p. 167-377) includes the narratives of La Salle's discoveries written by the Recollet missionaries Zenobe Membre and Anastase Douay.
Two issues of this work were published in 1691 with privilege leaf dated either 20th April, 1691 or 26th July, 1691.
Volume 1 contains chapters I to XVI; volume 2 contains chapters XVII to XXVI; both volumes include a Table of Contents for each volume: v. 1. pages [21-28] first sequence; v. 2. pages [1-4] last sequence; volume 2 lacks entries for chapters IX to XX in the table of contents; chapter numbers X, XV and XVI have printing errors; chapter XXIII has paging error, listed as 206 instead of 209.
Modern red morocco binding with gilt.
Unidentified book-plate with respective numbers 4827, 4828 inside front cover of each volume.
Advertisments: in last sequence of volume 2; consists of 19 pages.
Text printed in Roman type; sources (documents, letters)--in Italics.
Signatures: v. 1: a¹², A-2Z in alternate 8's and 4's, 3A⁴; v. 2: A-2P in alternate 8's and 4's, 2Q⁴.
Last page blank in both volumes.
Irregularities in paging: v. 1: p. 65, 191, 235, 268, 312, 316, 363, 382, 401, 447, 486, 495 numbered 69, 19, 245, 286, 313, 136, 393, 302, 01, 44, 496, 49 respectively; v. 2: p. 152, 189, 315, 338, 385, 410, 411, 414, 415, 418, 419, 422, 423, 426, 427, 441, 453, 454 numbered 52, 186, 31, 38, 585, 408, 409, 412, 413, 416, 417, 420, 421, 424, 423, 445, 457, 458 respectively. Additional irregularities could also include: v. 1: 319 as 316, 447 as 44, 457 to 464 as 545 to 552, numbering then re-starts as page 457, 525 as 527, 545 to 551 as 553 to 559; v. 2: 191 as 151, 221 as 22. May have pages 191 and 401 in volume one correctly paged.
Vol. 1: [29], 2-559, [1] p.; v. 2: [3], 2-458 [i.e. 454], [24] p.
"Contenant la publication de l'Evangile, l'histoire des colonies françoises, & les fameuses découvertes depuis le fleuve de Saint Laurent, la Löuisiane & le fleuve Colbert jusqu'au golphe Mexique, achevées sous la conduite de feu Monsieur de la Salle. Par order du roy."
- Physical Description
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2 volumes ;
17 cm (12mo)