De L'Isle, Guillaume, fl. 1718 Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississippi [map of North America]

GLC04222

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GLC#
GLC04222
Type
Maps
Date
1718
Author/Creator
De L'Isle, Guillaume, fl. 1718
Title
Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississippi [map of North America]
Place Written
Paris, France
Pagination
1 sheet Height: 65 cm, Width: 50 cm
PDF Download(s)
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Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
Early Settlements

Based on the notes of M. le Maire by Guillaume del'Isle. The first detailed map of the Gulf coast region and the Mississippi, and the first printed map to show Texas. With an insert of Mobile Bay. This map was also the first to show the land routes of earlier explorers: Desoto in 1539 and 1540 and his successor Moscoso in 1542, Cavelier in 1687, Tonty in 1702 and the recent routes of Denis in 1713 and 1716. The map's political implications outraged the English by laying claim to Carolina. Mapping of America 43.

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