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[English translation]
We knew that, at three leagues from Mascoutens, was a River which discharged into that of the Mississippi. We knew also that the direction we were to follow in order to reach it was West-Southwesterly. But the way is broken by so many Swamps and small Lakes that it is easy to lose one’s way, especially as the River leading thither is so full of wild rice that it is difficult to find the Channel. For this reason we greatly needed our two guides, who safely conducted us to a portage of 2,700 paces, and helped us to transport our Canoes to enter that river; after which they returned home, leaving us alone in this unknown country, in the hands of Providence.
Thus we left the Waters flowing to Quebec, 5 or 600 leagues from here, to float on those that would carry us through strange Lands. Before embarking thereon, we Began all together a new devotion to the blessed Virgin Immaculate, which we practiced daily, addressing to her special prayers to place under her protection both our persons and the success of our voyage; and, after mutually encouraging one another, we entered our Canoes.
The River on which we embarked is called Mescousin [Wisconsin]. It is very wide;
[OCR of French page; consult page images for accurate text]
PAmerique Septentrtonale. p Nous^ fjavions qu*a trois lieues de Maficou-- tens eftoit une Riviere qui fe decharge dan& celle de Mifliffipy. Nous fcavions encore que le Rum de vent que nous devions tenir eftoic: rOlieft-fur I'Oiieftj mais Ie chemin eft fi par- tage de Marais & de petits Lacs ^ qu'il eft aifc de s'y egaretj.dautant plus que la riviere qui y mene eft fi chargee de folle avoine qu'on a peine a en recoinioiftre le Canal; c'eft en quoy nous avions befoin de nos deux Guides : aufll- nous conduifirent-ils heureufement jufqu'a un* portage de deux mil fept cens pas , «S^: nous ai- derent a tranfporter nos Canots pour.encrer dans cette riviere , apres quoy ils s'en retour- nercnr, nous laiffans feuls en ce pays inconnu entre les mains de la Providence, Nous quittons done les Eaues qui voiit jufl qu'a Qjiebec, a cinq ou fix cens lieues d*icy ^ pour prendre celles qui nous conduiront defer- mais dans des Terres etrangeres. Avant que de nous^y embarquer nous commencames totis, line npuvelle devotion a, la Sainte Vierge-im- macules que nous pratiqiiames tous les jours , luy adreffans des prieres particulieres pour met«. tre, fous fa proceftion & nos perfonncs & le fiiccez de noftre voyage ; & apres nous eftre encouragez les uns les autres nous montames- en Canot., La Riviere fur laquelle nous nous embar- quames s'appelle Mefcoufin^ elle eft fortlar^.
Object Description
Page Title | Découverte de quelques pays et nations de l´Amerique Septentrionale [The Discovery of Several Countries and Nations in North America] |
Author | Thevenot, Melchisedec, 1620-1692 |
Place of Publication | Paris |
Source Publisher | Estienne Michallet |
Source Creation Date | 1681 |
Language | French |
Digital Format | XML |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2004 |
Digital Identifier | TP013000 |
Description |
After Joliet and Marquette returned from their 1673 Mississippi voyage, French officials refrained from publishing their findings. Several manuscripts telling their story circulated in Paris, however, based on a report by Fr. Claude Dablon of an interview with Joliet. Melchisédec Thévenot, an editor who specialized in printing voyages to exotic places, secured one of these unauthorized manuscripts and adapted Marquette's text for the little volume excerpted here. To make it appeal to audiences who were not fond of the Jesuits, he stripped out virtually all Marquette's religious remarks and turned it into a purely geographical account like the other's he had published. Thevenot's book printed the news of the Marquette and Joliet voyage for the first time, and also published the first map to show the full course of the Mississippi (given elsewhere at Turning Points). We provide here images of the original French pages from 1681 for students who might like to stretch their language skills, as well as an English translation. To see the English text of any French page, click "Page & Text." |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Recommended Citation | Thevenot, Melchisedec. "Découverte de quelques pays et nations de l´Amerique Septentrionale [par le P. Marquette]" in Recueil de Voyages de Mr Thevenot. ... (Paris: Estienne Michallet, 1681); online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=13 |
Document Number | TP013 |
Size | p. 1-43 ; 18 cm. |
URL | Thevenot, Melchisedec. "Découverte de quelques pays et nations de l´Amerique Septentrionale [par le P. Marquette]" in Recueil de Voyages de Mr Thevenot. ... (Paris: Estienne Michallet, 1681); online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=13 |
Owner Collection | Rare Book Collection |
Owner Object ID | G159 T38 |
Genre | travel narrative |
County | Brown County; Columbia County; Crawford County; Dane County; Grant County; Green Lake County; Iowa County; Marquette County; Outagamie County; Richland County; Sauk County; Winnebago County; |
State/Province | Wisconsin; Arkansas; Illinois; Iowa, Kentucky; Mississippi; Missouri; Tennessee |
Gender | male |
Race and Ethnicity | Native Americans; French Americans; |
Sub-Topic | Arrival of the First Europeans; Wild Rice Harvesting |
Event Date | 1673 |
Event Years | 1673 |
Agriculture | Corn; Fruit; Wild Rice |
Animals | Birds; Insects; Mammals; Marine Animals |
Archaeology | Rock Paintings |
Art | Indian dance; Jewelry; |
Buildings | Dwellings; |
Domestic Life | Clothing and dress; Food; Implements, utensils, etc.; |
Religion | Missionaries; Priests; Rites and ceremonies |
Topography | Prairie; Rivers |
Transportation | Canoes and canoeing |
Indian Tribe | Illinois; Kickapoo; Mascouten; Menominee; Miami; Shawnee |
Type | Text |
Description
Page Title | 9 |
Author | Thevenot, Melchisedec, 1620-1692 |
Place of Publication | Paris |
Source Publisher | Estienne Michallet |
Source Creation Date | 1681 |
Language | French |
Digital Format | JPG |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2004 |
Digital Identifier | TP013010 |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Size | 18 cm. |
Owner Collection | Rare Book Collection |
Owner Object ID | G159 T38 |
Full Text |
[English translation]
We knew that, at three leagues from Mascoutens, was a River which discharged into that of the Mississippi. We knew also that the direction we were to follow in order to reach it was West-Southwesterly. But the way is broken by so many Swamps and small Lakes that it is easy to lose one’s way, especially as the River leading thither is so full of wild rice that it is difficult to find the Channel. For this reason we greatly needed our two guides, who safely conducted us to a portage of 2,700 paces, and helped us to transport our Canoes to enter that river; after which they returned home, leaving us alone in this unknown country, in the hands of Providence. Thus we left the Waters flowing to Quebec, 5 or 600 leagues from here, to float on those that would carry us through strange Lands. Before embarking thereon, we Began all together a new devotion to the blessed Virgin Immaculate, which we practiced daily, addressing to her special prayers to place under her protection both our persons and the success of our voyage; and, after mutually encouraging one another, we entered our Canoes. The River on which we embarked is called Mescousin [Wisconsin]. It is very wide; [OCR of French page; consult page images for accurate text] PAmerique Septentrtonale. p Nous^ fjavions qu*a trois lieues de Maficou-- tens eftoit une Riviere qui fe decharge dan& celle de Mifliffipy. Nous fcavions encore que le Rum de vent que nous devions tenir eftoic: rOlieft-fur I'Oiieftj mais Ie chemin eft fi par- tage de Marais & de petits Lacs ^ qu'il eft aifc de s'y egaretj.dautant plus que la riviere qui y mene eft fi chargee de folle avoine qu'on a peine a en recoinioiftre le Canal; c'eft en quoy nous avions befoin de nos deux Guides : aufll- nous conduifirent-ils heureufement jufqu'a un* portage de deux mil fept cens pas , «S^: nous ai- derent a tranfporter nos Canots pour.encrer dans cette riviere , apres quoy ils s'en retour- nercnr, nous laiffans feuls en ce pays inconnu entre les mains de la Providence, Nous quittons done les Eaues qui voiit jufl qu'a Qjiebec, a cinq ou fix cens lieues d*icy ^ pour prendre celles qui nous conduiront defer- mais dans des Terres etrangeres. Avant que de nous^y embarquer nous commencames totis, line npuvelle devotion a, la Sainte Vierge-im- macules que nous pratiqiiames tous les jours , luy adreffans des prieres particulieres pour met«. tre, fous fa proceftion & nos perfonncs & le fiiccez de noftre voyage ; & apres nous eftre encouragez les uns les autres nous montames- en Canot., La Riviere fur laquelle nous nous embar- quames s'appelle Mefcoufin^ elle eft fortlar^. |
Event Date | 1673 |
Event Years | 1673 |
Type | Text |