Carte du Mexique et de la Floride des Terres Angloises et des Isles Antilles : du cours et des environs de la Riviere de Mississipi [sic], dressée sur ungrand nombre de memoires principalemt. sur ceux de M.rs d'Iberville et le Sueur, 1703
Scope and Contents
"Europeans had a more precise understanding of North America and the Caribbean by the early 18th century. Guillaume De L’Isle drew on earlier French expeditions into the continental interior to create the first accurate map of the Mississippi River. His use of color falsely implies fixed borders between competing European and indigenous peoples." -- Mapping the “New World”: Highlights from the Paul Schott Stevens Collection
Dates
- Creation: 1703
Creator
- L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726 (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library’s Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.
Extent
1 Sheets : 1 map ; hand colored ; 66 x 48 cm, on sheet 71 x 53 cm
Language of Materials
French
Materials Specific Details
Scale [ca. 1:9,400,000]. Scale listed as "Lieues Communes de France. Lieues Marines de France ou Lieues Communes d'Espagne. Lieues Marines d'Espagne. Milles d'Angleterre". Relief shown pictorially. Includes latitude and longitude lines, and "Tropique du Cancer" line. Includes scale cartouche and title cartouche. Title cartouche reads "Carte Du Mexique et de la Floride des Terres Angloises et des Isle Antilles et des Environs de la Riviere Mississippi. Dresses Sur un grand nombre de memoires principalem sur ceux de M. d'Iberville et le Sueur. Par Guillaume Del'Isle Geographe de l'Academie Royale des Scieces A Paris Chez l'Auteur fur le Quaide lHorloge, Privlege du Roy, 1703". Vertically fold-lined in half. Name listed "C. Simonneau fecit" on bottom left.
Physical Description
slight yellowing
Created/Published
Paris : Guillaume De L'Isle, 1703
Genre / Form
Geographic
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon Repository
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