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The Mississippi / by Franquelin.
Franquelin, Jean Baptiste Louis.
CREATED/PUBLISHED
[ca. 1682]
NOTES
Relief shown pictorially.
Shows trees, animals, and names of the Indian nations.
Pen-and-ink and watercolor; detached from paper and mounted on cloth backing.
"This is the copy of a sketch of the Mississippi River and country, contained in a manuscript map ... has the following title Carte génerale de la France septentrionale, contenant dans la d'ecouverte du pays des Ilinois ... made by the Sieur Jolliet ... our present map ... is one of the first French maps of the Mississippi River ever made, if not the very first one itself."
Includes a discussion of the origin, significance, and contents of the map.
In upper left corner: 229.
Scale not given.
SUBJECTS
Mississippi River Region--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800.
Indians of North America--Mississippi River Region--Maps--Early works to 1800.
United States--Mississippi River Region.
RELATED NAMES
Joliet, Louis, 1645-1700.
RELATED TITLES
[Kohl collection ; 229]
Carte génerale de la France septentrionale, contenant dans la d'ecouverte du pays des Ilinois.
MEDIUM
1 map : ms., col. ; 52 x 35 cm.
CALL NUMBER
G4042.M5 1682 .F7 Vault : Kohl 229
REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA
DIGITAL ID
g4042m ct000784 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4042m.ct000784
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