Le grand voyage du pays des Hurons, situé en l’Amerique vers la Mer douce, és derniers confins de la nouvelle France, dite Canada
The great journey in the country of Huron in America on the Georgian Bay, at the confines of New France, called Canada.
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By Gebriel Sagrad Theodat. In the French language.
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First edition of the main source on the first Recollet missionary mission in Canada in 1615- 29 based on the experiences of frater Gabriel Sagrad Theodat.
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This book is the documentation of the rare non-Jesuit missions in America since the Recollect branch was part of the Franciscan order. Detailed descriptions of the voyage, landscapes, wildlife, plants, as well as the costumes, traditions, rituals, medicine, and songs of the Wyandot (Huron) people.
Dictionary
The first French-Huron dictionary was also written by Gabriel Sagard between the years 1623-24 during his stay at the Georgian bay (at the time called Mer Douce).
Note:
Please note, there is no dictionary bound to this book, they are two separate issues (both printed first editions 1632.) The mission in which Gabriel Sagard took part was prior to the start of any Jesuit mission. The “Grande Voyage” and the “Relations des Jesuites de la Nouvelle-France” (considered one of the primary sources on the Natives) were printed in the same year (first editions) but the Recollect Order’s mission started before the Jesuit on this particular territories.
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Paris, Chez Denys Morhav, 1632.
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Pp.: [20] + 380 + [16]. Size: 17,5 x 11,6 cm.
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Binding: Original vellum binding. The front and back panel show a few wormholes, a little stained, wormholes on the flyleaves.
Condition: Heavy wormholes affect text and legibility, pages from Pp.: 375 to the end are in the worse condition. Some paper is browning due to aging.
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