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 Majesty K. WilliamHennepin, Louis, 17th cent1698 (8vo)engBEIN Vanderbilt 75: Imperfect: Map for part II wanting. Unidentified armorial bookplate. Autograph: Lib. [Giwn]? Lloyd. Booklabel: W.S. Hiltz.BEIN Pequot H42: Inscription: ffra. Baldwyn Jun. his book p[?] 1698. From the library of Joseph Sabin. Binder's stamp: Bound by Riviere & Son.BEIN 1976 2726: Imperfect: pages 303-355 misbound to follow page 178. Armorial bookplate: Hugh Cecil Earl of Lonsdale. Bookplates: T.W.S.; Charles J. Rosenbloom.BEIN Zc20 697heg: Pages 303-355 misbound at end to follow page 178. Presentation inscription: J. Crewe the gift of Col. John Ardren of Clayton bridge. Autographs: John Ostley; John Levett 1765; J. Crewe.With an engraved frontispiece (A1v), with title: A new discovery of a large country in America by Father Lewis Hennepin.In three parts. Part 1 is a translation of Hennepin's "Nouvelle découverte d'un très grand pays situé dans l'Amérique" and part 3 is a translation of his "Nouveau voyage d'un pais plus grand que l'Europe".Part 2 (p. [301]-355) has divisional title, "An account of several new discoveries in North America", and contains extracts from the works of La Salle, Joliet, and Marquette. It is sometimes bound following part 3, since the catchword on the last page of part 3, "An account of", appears to call for positioning it there.Part 3 has separate dated title page, "A continuation of The new discovery", and begins new pagination on 2C3.Signatures: A⁸ a⁴ B-2E⁸.In this edition the first line of the imprint ends: Bon-.