Maps and Pictures 



(HENNEPIN, LOUIS.) A fac-simile view of Niagara Falls. (Grosvenor 1687 

 Library, Buffalo, N. Y. Views of Niagara Falls. 1697-1 87-. Hennepin 

 Mat I.) 



HENNEPIN, LOUIS. Hennepin and variations. (Hennepin, First 

 picture of Niagara Falls. Utrecht, 1697.) 



Black and white prints all founded on Hennepin's first picture of the 

 Falls, published at Utrecht in 1 697. The second one with the third fall 

 on the American side, is entitled " Wasserfall von Niagara," and the 

 third published in London by Thomas Kelley, 1 7 Paternoster Row, 

 " Waterfall of Niagara." 



1698 



Hennepin, Louis. A map of a new world between New Mexico 1698 

 and the frozen sea newly discovered by Father Louis Hennepin. Hennepin 

 . . . (In his A new discovery of a country greater than Europe; situated 

 in America, betwixt New Mexico and the frozen sea. Lond. : Bentley, 

 Tonson, Bonwick, Goodwin & Manship. 1698.) 



The frontispiece 101/7x17 shows the "Great Falls of Niagara." A 

 view faces page 28. 



HENNEPIN, Louis. Carte d'une nouveau monde entre le nouveau 

 Mexique et la Mer Glaciale. 11x18. (In his Nouveau voyage. A 

 Utrecht. 1698.) 



" Le grand Sault de Niagara." 



1700 



(The) Falls of Niagara. (Grosvenor Library, Buffalo, N. Y. Views 1700 

 of Niagara Falls. 1697-1 87-. Matl.) 



This gives a front view of the Canadian Fall and part of the American. 

 Goat Island and Luna Island are shown as straight rocky cliffs, with three 

 small islands between Goat Island and the American shore. Both shores 

 are wooded and some plum trees are evident on the islands. Some small 

 figures can be seen on the Canadian side below. 



Le CLERC, SEBASTIAN. Chute de la Riviere de Niagara. Elie enleve 1700 

 dans un Char du Feu. Engraved about 1 700. Le Clerc 



This print is a copy of a very rare plate, bearing the double legend 

 given in the title. The Falls are fully as high and straight as shown in 

 the Hennepin picture, which was probably printed a few years earlier. 

 Elijah is shown in a chariot of fire with a pair of prancing steeds above 

 the cataract. The combination of natural and spiritual wonder is unusual. 



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