An edition of Discovery and exploration of the Mississippi Valley
(1852)
Discovery and exploration of the Mississippi Valley
with the original narratives of Marquette, Allouez, Membré, Hennepin and Anastase Douay. With a facsim. of the newly-discovered map of Marquette
by John Gilmary Shea
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Discovery and exploration of the Mississippi Valley: with the original narratives of Marquette, Allouez, Membré, Hennepin, and Anastase Douay
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Discovery and exploration of the Mississippi Valley: with the original narratives of Marquette, Allouez, Membré, Hennepin, and Anastase Douay
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS.
History of the Discovery of the Mississippi Valley , page vii
Life of Father James Marquette, of the Society of Jesus, first explorer of the Mississippi xli
Notice on the sieur Jolliet lxxix
Notice on Father Claudius Dablon 2
Voyages and Discoveries of Father James Marquette, of the Society of Jesus, in 1673, and the following years 3
Notice on Father Claude Allouez 67
Narrative of a Voyage made to the Illinois, by Father Claude Allouez 67
Bibliographical Notice of the Mablissement de la Foi of Father Christian le Clereq, Recollect 78
Narrative of La Salle's first attempt to explore the Mississippi, by Father le Qlercq 83
Bibliographical Notice of the Works of Father Louis Hennepin. 99
Narrative of a Voyage to the Upper Mississippi, by Father Louis Hennepin 107
Notice on Father Zenobius Membra 147
Narrative of the Adventures of La Salle's Party, from February, 1680, to June, 1681, by Father Membre" 147
Narrative of La Salle's Voyage down the Mississippi, by the same 165
Account of La Salle's Attempt to reach the Mississippi by sea, by Father Christian le Clereq 185
Narrative of La Salle's Attempt to ascend the Mississippi, in 1687, by Father Anastasius Douay, 197
Spanish account of the Destruction of La Salle's Fort in Texas 208
Appendix.
Hecit des Voyages et des decouvertes du P. Jacques Marquette, &c 231
Unfinished Letter of Father James Marquette, containing his last journal 258
La Salle's Patent of Nobility 265
La Salle's Second Commission 267
Comparative Table of the names on the Map published by Thevenot, and
Marquette's real Map 268
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