Carte de la Louisiane [et du] Cours du Mississipi (sic) et Pais Voisins
Sub-Title
Dédieé a M. le Comte de Maurepas, Ministre et Secretaire d'Etat Commandeur des Ordres du Roy.
Subject
Colonial Louisiana, Mississippi River; location of Indian villages
Date
1744
Mapmaker
Bellin, N[icolas]
Publisher
[Ganeau, Veuve]
Place of Publication
Paris
Accession Number
1982.077.074
Alternate number
Seiferth Collection
Condition
Poor. Very acidified; browning. Needs conservation
Curatorial Notes
Second copy located T0019.1994.002.02
Market Value
2000 Oct: Paulus Swaen on-line catalog auction #06638: starting bid $1,500.00; est. $1,650.00
1999 Apr: Murray Hudson Antiquarian Books and Maps, item #17053, $2,000.00 (map only)
1982 appraisal of 1982.077.074: $250.00
1998 Jan: Helen R. Kahn Books, C
1999 Apr: Murray Hudson Antiquarian Books and Maps, item #17053, $2,000.00 (map only)
1982 appraisal of 1982.077.074: $250.00
1998 Jan: Helen R. Kahn Books, C
Notes
From F. P. Xavier Charlevoix's 1744 "Histoire de la Nouvelle France," vol. 2. This is after Deslisle's 1718 "Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississipi." Dédiée à M. le Comte de Maurepas Ministre et Secretaire d'Etat.
Size
15 x 21 1/4
Storage
c02d03