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 parts illustrated with maps, and figures, and dedicated to His Majefty K. William / by L. Hennepin, now resident in Holland ; to which are added, several new discoveries in North-America, not publish'd in the French edition.

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 parts illustrated with maps, and figures, and dedicated to His Majefty K. William / by L. Hennepin, now resident in Holland ; to which are added, several new discoveries in North-America, not publish'd in the French edition.

Nouvelle découverte d'un très grand pays situé dans l'Amérique entre le Nouveau Mexique et la mer Glaciale. English

London : Printed for M. Bentley, J. Tonson, H. Bonwick, T. Goodwin, and S. Manship, 1698.

[24], 243, [1]; [32], 228 p., [8] folded leaves of plates : ill., 2 maps ; 20 cm (8vo)

In this edition, the first line of the imprint ends: "Tonson"; the "Tonson" issue (Howes U.S.iana).

In two parts. Part 1 is a translation of Hennepin's Nouvelle découverte d'un très grand pays situé dans l'Amérique entre le Nouveau Mexique et la mer Glaciale; part 2 is a translation of his Nouveau voyage d'un pais plus grand que l'Europe.

Part 2, A new voyage into the North-west parts of America has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. It includes a section at the end (p.185-228) "An account of several new discoveries in North-America" containing extracts from the works of La Salle, Joliet, and Marquette, and a description of the death of La Salle. Variant: some copies have part 2 with title page A continuation, of the new discovery of a vast country in America. Apart from the title page the setting appears to be the same (ESTC).

Signatures: A⁸ a⁴ B-Q⁸ R²; ²A⁸ a⁸ B-M⁸ N⁴ O-P⁸ Q⁶.

Added engraved title page on leaf A1v, included in pagination and signatures.

A few of the illustrations were engraved by M. Vander Gucht; the other engravings and the two maps are unsigned.

Page 206 (2nd group) misnumbered '106'.

English short title catalogue (ESTC), R24981
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), H1451
Howes U.S.iana, H416

Hennepin, Louis, active 17th century. Nouveau voyage d'un pais plus grand que l'Europe. English.

Great Britain -- England -- London.

207- 220q

Part 2 with title page: A continuation ... . A few pencilled annotations, including manicules p. 44-45. Recto of plate between ²L8 and ²M1 has offset of ²B1r. Bound in calf. Bought from Stevens & Stiles (75:243) 1 July 1971.

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