A new discovery of a vast country in America, 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 : and the advantage of commerce with those different nations : 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 illustrated with maps and figures, and dedicated to His Majesty K. William, by L. Hennepin, now resident in Holland ; to which is added, several new discoveries in North-America, not published in the French edition
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A new discovery of a vast country in America, 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 : and the advantage of commerce with those different nations : 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 illustrated with maps and figures, and dedicated to His Majesty K. William, by L. Hennepin, now resident in Holland ; to which is added, several new discoveries in North-America, not published in the French edition
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A new discovery of a vast country in America
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by L. Hennepin, now resident in Holland ; to which is added, several new discoveries in North-America, not published in the French edition
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CIHM/ICMH Digital series = CIHM/ICMH collection numérisée, 37569
Sub title
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 : and the advantage of commerce with those different nations : 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 illustrated with maps and figures, and dedicated to His Majesty K. William
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- Mississippi River Valley -- Discovery and exploration
- Autochtones -- Amérique du Nord
- Louisiana -- Discovery and exploration -- French
- Niagara, Chutes du (N.Y. et Ont.) -- Descriptions et voyages
- Indigenous peoples
- Amérique -- Découverte et exploration
- America -- Discovery and exploration
- Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) -- Description and travel
- Mississippi, Vallée du fleuve -- Découverte et exploration
- Québec (Quebec) -- History -- Capture, 1629
- Québec (Québec) -- Histoire -- 1629 (Prise)
- Louisiane -- Découverte et exploration françaises
- La Salle, Robert Cavelier de, 1643-1687
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- Mississippi River Valley -- Discovery and exploration
- Autochtones -- Amérique du Nord
- Louisiana -- Discovery and exploration -- French
- Niagara, Chutes du (N.Y. et Ont.) -- Descriptions et voyages
- Indigenous peoples
- Amérique -- Découverte et exploration
- America -- Discovery and exploration
- Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) -- Description and travel
- Mississippi, Vallée du fleuve -- Découverte et exploration
- Québec (Quebec) -- History -- Capture, 1629
- Québec (Québec) -- Histoire -- 1629 (Prise)
- Louisiane -- Découverte et exploration françaises
- La Salle, Robert Cavelier de, 1643-1687
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