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La Floride

La Floride
Description:

This map shows the southeastern portion of present-day United States, around the Gulf of Mexico. A large region is outlined in color and labeled 'Floride' (it encompasses portions of present-day Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida). Some cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked pictorially.

Scale [ca. 1:12,000.000].

Creator: Sanson, Nicolas, 1600-1667
Location:
Creation Date: Unknown
Partner(s):
University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Collection(s):
Map Collections from the University of Texas at Arlington
Creator (Cartographer):
Original Creation Date: Unknown
Coverage:
Place
United States
Era
European Explorers in Texas, 1519-1689
Description:

This map shows the southeastern portion of present-day United States, around the Gulf of Mexico. A large region is outlined in color and labeled 'Floride' (it encompasses portions of present-day Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida). Some cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked pictorially.

Scale [ca. 1:12,000.000].

Note:

From the Virginia Garrett Cartographic Collections.

Indexed In: Lowery, p.148; Phillips, nos. 1151, 1152, 1153.

Physical Description:

1 map : col. ; 17 x 25 cm., on sheet 26 x 38 cm.

Language: French
Subject(s):
Keyword(s): Spanish territories | exploration | pictorial maps
Parallel Title: [Florida]
Partner:
University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Collection:
Map Collections from the University of Texas at Arlington
Identifier:
  • CALL-NO: 126/11 00379
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: UTA_895649
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth50306
Resource Type: Map
Format: Image

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