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Clean and Unmarked Text: Paris : Chez Estienne Robinot, Libraire Quay et Attenant La Porte Des Grands Augustins, a L'ange Gardien, Avec Approbation et Privilege Du Roy (1712,1713) Reprint LASC, FBRE, Ltd. Modern, circa 1999. Modern reprint, no edition stated. . Soft cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Replica of Original Antique Edition. Map Illustration. 386 pages. Paper / Soft cover reprint edition in very good or better condition, slight wear to edges. Overall good copy of this scarce title. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. TEXT IS ONLY IN FRENCH. Full title page reads: Journal Historique Du Dernier Voyage Que Feu M. De La Sale Fit Dans Le Golfe De Mexique Pour Trouver L'embouchure, et Le Cours De La Riviere De Missicipi Nommee a Present La Riviere De Saint Louis Qui Traverse La Louisiane : Ou L'on Voit L'histoire tragique de sa mort, et plusieurs choses curieuses du nouveau mond par monsieur Joutel, l'un des… Read More

Pari: Chez Estienne Robinot..., 1713. xxxiv,386pp. Modern red morocco, raised bands, a.e.g., gilt inner dentelles. Bit tanned. A very good copy. Lacks the folding map. One of the premiere accounts of La Salle's tragic final voyage, compiled from the diary of his close subordinate. The party embarked in 1684, ostensibly to establish a French base at the mouth of the Mississippi as headquarters for operations, but as well to push as far as possible into the region in order to gain a foothold against the Spanish. In fact, and via a conscious deceit, the base was established at Espiritu Santo Bay, in Texas, where the party spent two years making excursions into the surrounding territory. When expected reinforcements failed to appear, La Salle and his men determined to return to Canada via the Mississippi; however, a member of the expedition assassinated La Salle when they reached the Trinity River, and the company split up. Some of the survivors, including Joutel, pressed on, reaching Canada by way of… Read More

Paris, France: Chez Estienne Robinot, 1713. Leather-bound. Near Fine. IN FRENCH. EN FRANCAIS. 16mo. (16.7 cm. x 9.3 cm.).Recent leather rebinding. Four raised bands (5 compartments), lettered in bright gilt. 386 pp. Headpieces and tailpieces, and historiated caps. Lacks the folding map. Previous owner's signature, in part blurred or crossed out, with 1777 date, in ink. Joutel was a French soldier whose father had worked for LaSalle's family as a gardener. He became a close confidante of LaSalle, and accompanied the explorer on his third and final expedition, during which Lasalle was murdered at the hands of his own men. Joutel, who was not present at the time of the assassination, discovering the mutiny upon his return, narrowly escaped the mutinous crew, and accompanied by a small band of the six remaining loyal crew, went overland 800 leagues (about 2600 miles) from Texas to Quebec, Canada. Book provides an account of his experiences and trials, wandering around Texas and what was to become… Read More

xxxiv+386 pages, lacking the prescribed folding map but anomalously bound with "Carte de la Louisiane" from Antoine Le Page du Pratz Histoire, 1758, bound in at page 138. Duodecimo (6 1/2 " x 4") bound in original publisher's full contemporary speckled calf with five raised spine bands and red label in gilt lettering and decorative inserts. (Church 855. Graff 2251. Harrisse 750. Howes J266. Phillips, Maps of America, p. 367. Wagner, Spanish Southwest, 79) First edition.
Henri Joutel the preeminent eyewitness historian of the La Salle expedition. Henri Joutel was a native of Rouen, France, which also was the hometown of René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. At the time the expedition was being organized, his amanuensis tells us, Joutel had just returned from "sixteen or seventeen years" in the army. Influenced by La Salle's reputation as an explorer and his own acquaintance with other members of the expedition, he decided to join.
The last phase of La Salle's extraordinary career centered on his… Read More

XXXIV, 386 pp.Extremely rare first edition of the journal of the last voyage made by De La Salle to America and the Gulf of Mexico to explore the Mississippi River and Louisiana. The expedition turned out tragically, for De La Salle was murdered by his own men during the journey on 19 March 1687. This account is written by Henri Joutel, one of his companions and probably the only person on board whom he could rely on. Charlevoix, who knew Joutel personally, once described him as a very upright man.This work is rare as it is, but our copy is of a much greater rarity because it contains the large folding map, which is almost never found with the book. The beautifully designed and engraved map depicts a small view of Nicaragua, part of the Atlantic and the coastal areas of America and Middle America, which are relevant for the expedition. Besides the mouth of the Mississippi it records many other small rivers, described for the first time by De la Salle.With an owner's inscription struck through on the… Read More

Paris: chez Estienne Robinot, 1713. First edition, 12mo, pp. xxxiv, 386; engraved folding map (bound in upside down and with a 2-inch tear entering from the stub); full contemporary calf, red morocco label on gilt-decorated spine, sprinkled edges; rubbed and worn, but sound; a good copy; the map is very clean. "Most reliable eye-witness account of La Salle's two-years wanderings in Texas. The map, based on La Salle's Mississippi explorations, was the first accurate delineation of that river" (Howes). Church 855; Howes J-266; Graff 2251; Howes J-266; John Carter Brown I, 177; Sabin 36760.

Paris: Chez Estienne Robinot..., 1713.. xxxiv,386pp. plus large folding map. 12mo. Modern three-quarter calf and marbled boards, spine gilt extra with raised bands, leather label stamped in gilt. Ink notations on front endpapers, light scattered foxing. Map is bright and fresh. Very good. A handsome copy of one of the premiere accounts of La Salle's tragic final voyage, compiled from the diary of his close subordinate. The party embarked in 1684, ostensibly to establish a French base at the mouth of the Mississippi as headquarters for operations, but as well to push as far as possible into the region in order to gain a foothold against the Spanish. In fact, and via a conscious deceit, the base was established at Espiritu Santo Bay in Texas, where the party spent two years making excursions into the surrounding territory. When expected reinforcements failed to appear, La Salle and his men determined to return to Canada via the Mississippi; however, a member of the expedition assassinated La Salle when… Read More