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Dernieres Decouvertes dans L`Amerique Septentrionale de M. de la Sale

Lot 22
17.01.2024 11:00UTC -05:00
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Lot 22 | Dernieres Decouvertes dans L'Amerique Septentrionale de M. de la Sale
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Dernieres Decouvertes dans L'Amerique Septentrionale de M. de la Sale

Henri de Tonti, 1697

TONTI, Henri de (1650-1704). Dernieres Decouvertes dans L'Amerique Septentrionale de M. de la Sale. Paris: Jean Guignard, 1697.



A fine copy of the first book to recount La Salle’s final expedition. Rare first edition, first issue with the account of pearl fishing in the Gulf of Mexico on the uncancelled leaves Q1-2. The majority of copies have this text suppressed by the French government. Tonti had been left in charge of the settlement in Illinois when La Salle returned to France. He was to meet La Salle at the mouth of the Mississippi in 1686, but La Salle missed the rendezvous, causing Tonti to return to Illinois. Tonti claimed not to have written the narrative, but scholars have proved that the account is based on his journals recording the narrative of the survivors who returned to Fort St. Louis. While there was no contemporary account of La Salle's expedition published, Tonti's work, together with those of LeClercq, Joutel and Hennepin, provide the story of La Salle's opening of the North American interior to Europeans. This is widely viewed as the most reliable account of La Salle’s last expedition and although Tonti would later disavow authorship (probably to avoid pressure from the late La Salle's many enemies) he was almost certainly the author. Alden & Landis 697⁄58; Graff 4164; Greenly, pp.18-20; Harrisse, Nouvelle France 174; Howes T-294 (“c”); Reese, Celebration of My Country 18; Sabin 96172; Streeter sale 105; Wagner, Spanish Southwest 67.



12mo (164 x 94mm). Printer's device on title, 6-page publisher's advertisements at end, final blank preserved. Contemporary French mottled calf, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece (light rubbing to joints and tips, erased inscription on front blank).

Artist:Henri de Tonti (1649 - 1704)
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Auction house category:Printed books
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