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Les Costes aux Environs de la Riviere de Misisipi

Les Costes aux Environs de la Riviere de Misisipi
Description:

This map shows the Mississippi River Valley and Gulf of Mexico as well as the surrounding areas. Inland bodies of water are labeled and villages (found by La Salle during explorations) are marked pictorially. There are illustrations of people fighting around the title.
Creator: Fer, Nicolas de, 1646-1720
Location:
Location:
Location:
Creation Date: 1701
Partner(s):
University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
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Collection(s):
Map Collections from the University of Texas at Arlington
Creator (Cartographer):
Fer, Nicolas de, 1646-1720
Les Costes aux Environs de la Riviere de Misisipi
Creator (Artist):
Ginville, Vincent de
Original Creation Date: 1701
Coverage:
Place
United States
Place
Mexico
Place
Cuba
Era
Spanish Texas, 1690-1821
Date
1701
Description:

This map shows the Mississippi River Valley and Gulf of Mexico as well as the surrounding areas. Inland bodies of water are labeled and villages (found by La Salle during explorations) are marked pictorially. There are illustrations of people fighting around the title.
Note:

Full title on map: Les Costes aux Environs de la Riviere de Misisipi. Decouvertespar M'r. de la Salle en 1683, et reconnues par M'r le Chevallier, d'Jberville en 1698 et 1699.

From the Virginia Garrett Cartographic Collections.
Physical Description:

1 map ; 20 x 32 cm.
Language: French
Subject(s):
Keyword(s): Gulf of Mexico | coasts | river basins | pictorial maps
Parallel Title: [The Coasts Around the Mississippi River]
Partner:
University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
About | Browse Partner's Holdings
Collection:
Map Collections from the University of Texas at Arlington
Identifier:
  • CALL-NO: 127/19 00690
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: UTA_894094
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth50405
Resource Type: Map
Format: Image

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