Joutel's Journal of La Salle's Last Voyage, 1684-7Joutel, Henri
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Joutel's Journal of La Salle's Last Voyage, 1684-7
Joutel, Henri
La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687; Louisiana -- History -- To 1803; Mississippi River -- Discovery and exploration
La Hontan, “Nouveaux voyages dans l’Amérique Septentrionale,” Paris,
1703. This work passed through several editions. Bacqueville de la
Potherie, “Histoire de l’Amérique Septentrionale,” Paris, 1722.
Editions were also published in 1723 and 1753. Has some account of
La Salle’s travels in 1682. Barcia, “Ensayo cronologico para la
Historia General de Florida,” Madrid, 1723. The author relied upon
the memoirs of Marquette, Joutel, and Tonty for the portion of his
work relating to the French explorations. Lafitau, “Mœurs des Sauvages
Amériquains,” Paris, 1724. Coxe, “Description of the English province
of Carolana, by the Spaniards called Florida; by the French, La
Louisiane,” London, 1742. The author disparages the French discoveries,
and urges the English right to the country. Dumont, “Mémoire sur la
Louisiane, contenant ce qui y est arrivé de plus rémarquable depuis
1687 jusqu’à present,” Paris, 1753, 2 vols. Bellin, “Remarques sur
la carte de l’Amérique Septentrionale, comprise entre le 28e et le
72e degré de latitude,” Paris, 1755, gives some account of La Salle’s
establishments. Le Page du Pratz, “Histoire de la Louisiane,” Paris,
1758, 3 vols.; English translations were published in 1763 and 1774.
Gayarré “Essai historique sur la Louisiane,” Nouvelle Orléans, 1830,
2 vols.; La Harpe, “Journal historique de l’établissement des Français
à la Louisiane,” Paris, 1831. This work is reproduced in French’s
Historical Collections, vol. iii. Conover, “Oration on the History of
the First Discovery and Settlement of the New World, with especial
reference to the Mississippi Valley,” Cincinnati, 1835. Perkins, “Early
French Travellers in the West,” in _North American Review_, vol.
xlviii., pp. 63–108. A review of Spark’s “La Salle” and “Marquette.”
Colt, “The Devil’s Hole, with an account of a visit made to it by
La Salle,” Lockport, N. Y., 44 pp., the third edition appeared in
1851. Gayarré, “Histoire de la Louisiane,” Nouvelle Orléans, 1846–47.
Guérin, “Les navigateurs Français,” Paris, 1846. Bradford, “Notes on
the Northwest,” New York, 1846. Kip, “Early Jesuit Missions in North
America,” New York, 1846, contains letters by missionaries giving
descriptions of the newly discovered country. Monette, “History of the
Discovery and Settlement of the Mississippi,” New York, 1846. Gayarré,
“Romance of the History of Louisiana,” New York, 1848. Foster and
Whitney, “Report on the Geology and Topography of a Portion of the
Lake Superior Land District,” Washington, 1850–51, 2 vols., contains
an account of the first Jesuit missions on Lake Superior. Gayarré,
“Louisiana: its Colonial History,” New York, 1851, and “Louisiana
and its History as a French Colony,” New York, 1852. Hart, “History
of the Discovery of the Valley of the Mississippi,” St. Louis, 1852;
“History of the Valley of the Mississippi,” New York, 1853. Gayarré,
“History of Louisiana,” New York, 1854. W. R. Smith, “History of
Wisconsin,” Madison, 1854; only volumes one and three were published
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