Chronologie Septenaire de l'Histoire de la Paix entre les Roys de France et d'Espagne.

Contenant les choses plus memorables advenues en France, Espagne, Allemagne, Italie, Angleterre, Escosse, Flandres, Hongrie, Polognes, Suece, Transsilvanie, & autres endroits de'Europe, avec le succez de plusieurs navigations faictes aux Indes Orientales, Occidentales & Septentrionales depuis, le commencement de l'an 1598, jusques à la fin de l'an 1604. 2nd edition. 4to. Disbound. First and last pages dusty. xxii,43pp. P. Shatwell. London.First edition. Lacking engraved frontispiece. Small 8vo. Contemporary calf, joints split but firm. 4, 498ll. Paris, Jean Richer,

Of great rarity and importance for the early history of Canada. This is one of the first reports on Champlain's first voyage to America. Accompanying the governor of Dieppe, Amyar de Chastres, on a fur trading expedition, the work includes a narrative of his exploration of the St Lawrence, as well as observations on native customs and the fur trade. Covering the years 1598-1604, there is also much information on Jesuit activity in the New World beyond Canada such as China, Japan and Peru. Sabin, 11627; T.P.L., 6295.

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