JOUTEL'S JOURNAL OF LA SALLE'S LAST VOYAGE. Notes by Melville B. Anderson with RARE prospectus

[ JOUTEL, Henri]

Published by Caxton Club, Chicago, 1896

About this Item

Soiling to vellum spine. RARE prospectus folded. Bookplate of Caxton Club member who joined in 1937. Half vellum, gray paper boards, untrimmed - A reprint of the first English translation, London 1714; with the Map of the original French edition, Paris, 1713 in facsimile. Joutel was second-in-command of this expedition which failed to find the mouth of the Mississippi. [Finley Collection, 42; BASIC TEXAS BOOKS, no. 114 G]. "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 J266." Limited to only 206 copies. The first book published by The Caxton Club. Original map in rear pocket. THE PROSPECTUS IS RARE!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: JOUTEL'S JOURNAL OF LA SALLE'S LAST VOYAGE. Notes by Melville B. Anderson with RARE prospectus
• Publisher: Caxton Club, Chicago
• Publication Date: 1896
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Folding map
• Edition: Limited Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 1.75 pounds