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Hennepin, A New Discovery of A Vast Country in America... London, 1699. 8vo. 2 folding maps, 6 plates + frontispiece. 18th cent. blind-tooled calf, raised bands, red leather spine label with gilt lettering. Bookplate of the Earl of Holdernesse. Wear to covers; hinges and spine expertly repaired. Internally VG. Maps clean, creased where folded into the book. The 2nd English edition. SOLD
Father Hennepin, though a shameless self-promoter, traveled extensively in the American interior and was the first European to see the Falls of St. Anthony on the upper Mississippi. His "New World" map shows Japan nearly touching California's north coast, supporting Hennepin's claim he could speedily reach those shores if William III would but underwrite the venture. Besides the two maps, noteworthy images include a view of Niagara Falls and of an American Bison. Graff 1862 (1698 edition); Howes H-416; Sabin 31372
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