Carte de la decouverte faite l'an 1673, dans l'Amerique septentrionale

Subject

Mississippi River from Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico, location of Indian tribes/villages; mines.

Date

1681 (historical)

Mapmaker

Liebaux, [Jean Baptist], engraver

Publisher

Michellet, E.

Place of Publication

[Paris]

Accession Number

1955.002.038

Condition

Excellent

Curatorial Notes

Oriented with West at top of map.

Exhibition History

Accession book notes this is part of a collection shown at LSM's Sesquicentennial Exhibition, and was presented as an unrestricted gift from Monsieur de Schempre, Consul of France

Notes

From Thévenot, M. "Recueil des voyages." To illustrate "Découverte dans l'Amerique septentrionale par le p. Marquette."

Media Type

b + w photograph

Size

5 3/4 x 14 1/2

Storage

c05d10