A full and impartial account of the Company of Mississippi, otherwise call'd the French East-India-company, projected and settled by Mr. Law. Wherein the nature of that establishment and the almost incredible advantages thereby accruing to the French king, and a great number of his subjects, are clearly explain'd and made out. With an account of the establishment of the Bank of Paris, by the said Mr. Law. To which are added, a description of the country of Mississippi, and a relation of the first discovery of it: in two letters from a gentleman to his friend.

A full and impartial account of the Company of Mississippi, otherwise call'd the French East-India-company, projected and settled by Mr. Law. Wherein the nature of that establishment and the almost incredible advantages thereby accruing to the French king, and a great number of his subjects, are clearly explain'd and made out. With an account of the establishment of the Bank of Paris, by the said Mr. Law. To which are added, a description of the country of Mississippi, and a relation of the first discovery of it: in two letters from a gentleman to his friend.

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Imprint:	London: Printed for R. Francklin, at the Sun in Fleetstreet, W. Lewis in Covent-garden, J. Roberts in Warwick-lane, J. Graves in St. James's-street, and J. Stagg in Westminster-hall. 1720.
Description:	[2] l., 79 (i.e. 71) p. 20 cm.
Language:	English French
Subject:	Law, John, -- 1671-1729 Law, John, -- 1671-1729. Compagnie des Indes Banque royale (Paris, France) Compagnie des Indes. Discoveries in geography. Finance, Public. Mississippi River -- Discovery and exploration France. Mississippi River. Mississippi River Valley. Early works. History.
Format:	Print Book
Local Note:	University of Chicago Library's Rare copy has bookplate of Frank O. Lowden and is a gift of Mrs. C. Phillip Miller.
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1094985

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Notes:	Numbers 65-72 omitted in paging. "The discovery of Mississippi, otherwise call'd Louisiana": p. 43-49. "A description of Louisiana, otherwise call'd the country of Mississippi, from a river of that name which crosses it from north to south" which includes accounts of Sieur Joliet, La Salle, D'Acau, Hennepin, and of "Fort Lewis": p. 53-79. "One of the tracts that induced so many to embark in the famous 'Mississippi bubble'. The Company 'had the sole privilege of the trade of the Mississippi' ..."--Sabin 26144.

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