Relation de ce qui s'est passé en La Nouvelle France en l'année 1633 - photo 1

Relation de ce qui s'est passé en La Nouvelle France en l'année 1633

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02.02.2024 10:00UTC -05:00
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Lot 220 | Relation de ce qui s'est passé en La Nouvelle France en l'année 1633
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$ 30 000 – 50 000
[SECOND JESUIT RELATION] – LE JEUNE, Paul (1591-1664). Relation de ce qui s'est passé en La Nouvelle France en l'année 1633. Enuoyée av R. P. Barth. Iacquinot Provincial de la Compagnie de Iésus en la Province de France. Paris: Sebastien Cramoisy, 1634.

First edition of the Second Jesuit Relation—the beginning of one of the greatest early records of New France. This copy is a variant of McCoy's second issue, containing the cancellans text on pp. 225-226, but retains the dropped "p" on line 10 of the title. The unobtainable First Relation covered the period from April 1632-1633, making this perhaps the first "regular" installment in this significant series of publications. It is very rare complete, and was not present in the Siebert collection or described by Bell. Only one copy, from the Parsons collection, is recorded at auction by RBH in the last 50 years.

The first Jesuits arrived in Canada in 1611, and Paul Le Jeune first came to that country as Superior General in 1634. The establishment of the series of Jesuit Relations was an important part of their project, drumming up both money and support in Europe for their mission. Le Jeune set the standard for the decades of publications to come, documenting the practices of First Nations communities, the history of the Beaver Wars, the activities the Ursuline and Augustinian Hospitaler nuns and their famous school and hospital, and the routes and discoveries of various explorers in the region. Le Jeune was particularly interested and accomplished in the study of Native languages, and, filtered through the specific lens of the Jesuits, these reports nevertheless provide a unique window into a critical period in Colonial North American history, as the French struggled to build a stronghold in the region amidst the rapid consolidation of Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Church 425; McCoy 4; Sabin 39947.

Octavo (161 x 105mm). Device on title and headpiece on second leaf (title neatly repaired at gutter, some spotting, a few headlines shaved). Contemporary limp vellum wrapper with title in later ink on spine. Modern chemise and slipcase. Provenance: erased early inscription on title, perhaps of an archbishop.
Artist:Paul Le Jeune (1591 - 1664)
Place of origin:France
Auction house category:Letters, documents and manuscripts
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