An account of Monsieur de la Salle's last expedition and discoveries in North America. : Presented to the French King, and published by the Chevalier Tonti, governour of Fort St. Louis, in the province of Islinois [sic]. / Made English from the Paris original. ; Also the adventures of the Sieur de Montauban, captain of the French buccaneers on the coast of Guinea, in the year 1695.
London, : Printed for J. Tonson at the Judge's Head, and S. Buckly at the Dolphin in Fleet-street, and R. Knaplock, at the Angel and Grown [sic] in St. Paul's Church-Yard., 1698.
French original published in 1697, with title: Dernieres decouvertes dans l'Amerique Septentrionale de M. de La Sale.
Henri de Tonti denied authorship, although the work is apparently based on a narrative written by him. Cf. Sabin; Chalevoix, P.F.X. Histoire ... de la Nouvelle France, 1744, II, 260.
"A relation of a voyage made by the Sieur de Montauban" is on 44 p. at end; it is a translation of "Relation du voyage du Sieur de Montauban, captaine des flibustiers, en Guinée en l'année 1695" and has separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous.
Identified as Wing T1890 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 440.
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) A210A
Sabin 96171
ESTC R010138
HSP in LCP.
La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687.
Montauban, Sieur de, ca. 1650-1700.
Tonti, Henri de, d. 1704.
New France -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800.
Buccaneers -- Early works to 1800.
Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France) -- Early works to 1800.
Canada -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
Mississippi River Valley -- History -- To 1803.
Mississippi River Valley -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
Guinea -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
Tonti, Henri de, d. 1704, attributed name.
Montauban, Sieur de, ca. 1650-1700. Relation du voyage du Sieur de Montauban, captaine des flibustiers, en Guinée en l'année 1695. English.
ENG. London. 1698. Imprint
Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, bookseller. Printer
Buckley, Samuel, 1674? -1741, bookseller. Printer
Knaplock, Robert, d. 1737, bookseller. Printer
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