[Rarebooks] fs: Controversial 17th c. American Travelogue

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

Hennepin, Father Louis. A NEW DISCOVERY OF A VAST COUNTRY IN AMERICA.

Chicago; A.C. McClurg & Co.: 1903. "Reprinted from the second London issue 
of 1698". Edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites.

A very important and ultimately controversial 17th century travelogue. 
Hennepin set out with LaSalle to explore the Mississippi, and, after 
LaSalle turned back to raise more money, Hennepin sailed up the river and 
explored further into the Northwest interior than any European before him, 
even managing to be held captive by the Sioux for a while. The troubles 
began when Hennepin also claimed to have followed the Mississippi south to 
the Gulf of Mexico... when in fact he never did such a thing. He has also 
been criticized for plagiarizing passages from other authors. Despite these 
faults, this remains an important work.

Hardcover. 2 volumes. 6"x8.5", lxiv + 711 pages; several b/w plates and 2 
folding maps; light cover soil, front hinge cracked and a bit loose; 
ownership stamp of "Eugene d'Aumont-Cote de St. Lusson" and blindstamp of 
"Eugene Cote -Police Justice"; spine heads slightly pulled and one slightly 
torn and apparently neatly reglued. [01204] $225.00

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