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La Nouvelle France, ou La description de la Louisiane: Connuë sous le nom de Misissipi. Nouvellement decouverte par ordre du roy. Avec les mœurs la maniere de vivre des sauvages; les premieres habitations de nos François

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La Nouvelle France, ou La description de la Louisiane: Connuë sous le nom de Misissipi. Nouvellement decouverte par ordre du roy. Avec les mœurs la maniere de vivre des sauvages; les premieres habitations de nos François
Names
Hennepin, Louis, active 17th century (Author)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1720
Place: n.p.
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KB 1720 (Hennepin, L. Nouvelle France)
Topics
La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687
Indians of North America -- Reg. areas -- Mississippi River Valley
Louisiana -- Description and travel
Genres
Books
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Par le R.P. Louis Hennepin ... Sur l'imprimé à Paris.
Content: Numbers 57-66 repeated in paging.
Content: Comprises "Les mœurs des sauvages" and "Description de la Louisiane," abridgments (in reverse order) of the two parts of "Description de la Louisiane" first published in 1683.
Citation/reference: "Undoubtedly printed ... to further the schemes of John Law ... May have been intended for gratuitous distribution among shareholders in the Mississippi company."--Porter, P.A. The works of Father Hennepin. New York, 1910. p. 5.
Acquisition: 53R0462.
Physical Description
Extent: 3 p.l., 80 [i.e. 90] p.16 cm. (12mo.)
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 42382903
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14319523
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.09.007
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 41e14ce0-67d6-0139-ee76-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1720: Issued
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "La Nouvelle France, ou La description de la Louisiane" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1720. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0b40e560-3423-0139-5826-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "La Nouvelle France, ou La description de la Louisiane" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0b40e560-3423-0139-5826-0242ac110003

APA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1720). La Nouvelle France, ou La description de la Louisiane Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0b40e560-3423-0139-5826-0242ac110003

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La Nouvelle France, ou La description de la Louisiane