Relation de ce qui s'est passé de plus remarquable é aux missions des pères de la Compagnie de Iésus, en La Nouvelle France, és années mil six cent cinquante neuf & mil six cent soixante
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Lot 240 | Relation de ce qui s'est passé de plus remarquable é aux missions des pères de la Compagnie de Iésus, en La Nouvelle France, és années mil six cent cinquante neuf & mil six cent soixante
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$ 7 000 – 10 000
Siebert copy of the first edition of the 29th Jesuit Relation. Although unsigned, the report here is attributed to Lalement, who was the current Superior General of the Canadian missions. This entry in the series provides a detailed examination of the political structure of the Iroquois, Algonquins, and Hurons, as well as a discussion of the possibility of a Northwest passage and a description of the flora and fauna of the Hudson Bay. Church 573; McCoy 106.
Octavo (166 x 102mm). Woodcut device on title. Contemporary vellum, title in ink on spine. Provenance: Frank T. Siebert (acquired from Henry Stevens in 1970 and sold his sale, Sotheby's New York, 21 May 1999, lot 54, to:) – Joseph A. Freilich (bookplate; his sale, Sotheby's New York, 10 January 2001, lot 291).
| Artist: | Jérôme Lalemant (1593 - 1673) |
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| Place of origin: | Canada, France |
| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Artist: | Jérôme Lalemant (1593 - 1673) |
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| Place of origin: | Canada, France |
| Auction house category: | Printed books |
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