1855 Scarce French Edition - Travels and Discoveries of Father Marquette in 1673. Michigan and Mississippi.
(description)
Author: Jacques Marquette. Claude Allouez.
Title: Récit des Voyages et des Découvertes du R. Père Jacques Marquette de la Compagnie de Jésus, en l'année 1673 et aux suivantes; La Continuation de ses Voyages par le R. P. Claude Allouez; et Le Journal Autographe du P. Marquette en 1674 & 1675. (With) Narre du Voyage faict pour la Mission des Abnaquis . . . par le Pere Gabriel Dreuillette.
Publisher: Albany, NY, Weed, Parsons & Co.,1855.
Language: Text in French.
Size: 7.5" X 5".
Pages: 169, 33 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good, near fine, full dark blue Morocco leather (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Near fine content (bright, tight and clean - as shown).
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies available for sale worldwide).
The book: This rare and historically significant book compiles the accounts of Jesuit missionaries Père Jacques Marquette, Père Claude Allouez, and Père Gabriel Dreuillette. It details their explorations and missionary work in the New World during the 17th century. The text provides a first-hand account of their journeys, challenges, and interactions with indigenous peoples. This edition, printed from the original manuscript housed at the Collège Ste Marie in Montreal, is a valuable resource for historians and collectors alike.
The authors: Père Jacques Marquette (1637-1675) was a French Jesuit missionary and explorer who played a key role in the exploration of the Mississippi River. His detailed journals and reports offer a valuable perspective on the early interactions between European settlers and Native American tribes.
Père Claude Allouez (1622-1689) was another prominent Jesuit missionary known for his extensive travels and missionary work in the Great Lakes region. His contributions to the Jesuit relations provided essential insights into the early colonial history of North America.
Père Gabriel Dreuillette (1610-1681) was a Jesuit missionary who worked among the indigenous peoples of New France. His accounts of his missions are crucial for understanding the spread of Christianity and European influence in the region.