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<dl><dd>The authorship of the work was denied by Tonti, who asserted "qu'elle n'étoit point de lui, mais d'un aventurier parisien, qui l'avoit composée sur de mauvais mémoires, &amp; la lui avoit attribuée, pour lui donner cours". See: Charlevois, Histoire ... de la Nouvelle France, tome 2, 1744, page 260. The compiler, however, probably based his narrative on some of Tonti's letters. See: Harrisse, Notes pour servir à l'histoire ... de la Nouvelle-France, 1872, page 169-171; and Margry, Relations et mémoires inédits, 1867, page 1-36</dd>
<dd>Two states of the Paris, 1697 edition were printed. The first state, represented by this copy, has a text of 333 pages, which includes the material referring to pearls on p. 167-168, 171-172, and p. 185-188; the second state has p. 167-168, 171-172, reset and p. 185-188 are on two leaves with p. 185-186 printed in smaller type on the recto and p. 187-188 printed in smaller type on the verso, with the material on pearls being surpressed</dd>
<dd>Signatures: pi² (pi1 verso blank) A-2E⁸⁻⁴ 2F⁸ 2G² (-2G2)</dd>
<dd>Bookseller's advertisements: p. [16-21], 3rd count</dd>
<dd>Includes index</dd>
<dd>Engraved printer's vignette on title page; head and tail pieces; initials</dd>
<dd>Harrisse, H. Nouvelle-France</dd>
<dd>Wagner, H.R. Spanish Southwest</dd>
<dd>Bell, J.F. Jesuit relations</dd>
<dd>Bibliotheca Americana: catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, books printed 1675-1700</dd>
<dd>European Americana</dd>
<dd>John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: p. 3-4 has a hole, which has been repaired, and which affects text; also wanting map</dd>
<dd>Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Edward Everett Ayer presented to the Newberry Library 1911: bookplate on front pastedown</dd></dl><br>Subjects: La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687; Catalogs, Booksellers'; Imprint 1697</div>
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<dl><dd>unknown</dd>
<dd>Tonti, Henri de, -1704</dd>
<dd>Ayer, Edward Everett, 1841-1927. RIBRL, former owner</dd>
<dd>Newberry Library. RIBRL, former owner</dd></dl></div>
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