Texas State Archives Map Collection
Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours de Mississipi
| Date: | 1718 |
| Publisher: | Historic Urban Plans, New York, publisher. Reproduction. |
| Cartographer: |
Delisle, Guillaume D., 1718 |
| Scale: | … |
| Size: | 39 cm x 52 cm |
| Type of Map: | general |
| Format: | color, engraved, lithographed, printed |
| Language: | English |
| AC Number: | 07074 |
| Photo Media: | -- None Listed -- |
Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours de Mississipi Image:
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Description:
(Translation of title:] Map of Louisiana and the Course of the Mississippi River
(Reproduction subtitle:] Colonial America in 1718
Map is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Great Lakes, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Rocky Mountains, encompassing the area of Louisiana and the English colonies. The Great Lakes and some rivers are somewhat mislocated. Shows bays, rivers, lakes, mountains, colonies, territories, cities, towns, mines, forts, missions, Indian tribes and villages, and routes and trails, including those of De Soto and La Salle. The site of Fort Saint Louis and La Salle's murder are noted. There are notes throughout the map regarding Indians, explorers, topography, and French and Spanish battles and establishments. Inset: Carte Particuliere des Emlouchures de la Rivie S. Louis et de la Mobile. This map was reproduced from an engraving in the Cornell University Library. Map 362 is a English edition of this map; map 1451 is a later French edition.
Scale: map: 1 inch = 35 common leagues of France
inset: 1 1/2 inches = 25 common leagues of France
9/9/88
Subjects:
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