Extrait de la Carte de la Louisiane par Minet, May 1685
Subject
Gulf coast from Escondido River in present-day Texas, east to Bay du St. Esperit; location of Indian tribes; La Salle's expedition in May, 1685
Date
1685 (historical)
Mapmaker
Avril frères, engraver; Janson, printer
Publisher
Thomassy, [Marie Joseph] R[aymond]
Place of Publication
New Orleans and Paris
Accession Number
not applicable
Condition
fair.
Curatorial Notes
LHC stacks, call # 557.63
Notes
Plate #I, figure 2 from Thomassy's 1860 "Géologie Pratique de La Louisiane." Thomassy (1810-1863), a French hydraulic engineer, visited Louisiana and became interested in the Mississippi River and the state's coastal area. Thomassy's work was the first to describe the state's salt domes and to attempt to explain the origin of saltwater intrusions in Louisiana waterways.
Media Type
bound in book
Size
2 1/2 x 5 3/4
Storage
LHC call # 557.63