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subject : Louisiana--Maps--Early works to 1800
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Relief shown pictorially.; Prime meridian: Ferro.; Contains views of Niagara Falls, Father Louis Hennepin and the Buffalo.; Text in Latin and French.; Color coded to show Louisiana, Florida, Canada, the Spanish colonies of Mexico, and the English colonies that would become the United States.; Watermark.
J.B. Homann (publisher)
Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724. (creator)
Hennepin, Louis, active 17th century. (contributor)
1687
map
Relief shown pictorially.; "West longitude from London."; "No. 59."; From the author's A complete atlas or distinct view of the known world ... 1752.
Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767. (creator)
[1752]
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Relief shown pictorially.; "Tom XIV. No. 12."
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772. (creator)
1757
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Relief shown pictorially.; Prime meridian: Greenwich.; English edition of that part of Guillaume de L'Isle's 1703 map which shows Louisiana, Florida and Carolina.; Shows locations of Indian tribes and their villages.; Title in a frame at bottom center.
F. Roberts (publisher)
L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726. (creator)
[1720]
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Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings.; Shows major roads, major cities, forts, and Indian settlements.; Includes text about historical events.; Outline color.; Prime meridian: London.; Insets: The cataract of Niagara--A draught of ye town and harbour of Charles-town--A map of the principal part of North America--A map of the improved part of Carolina with the settlements &c.--[South part of Carolina and the east part of Florida].
Moll, Herman, -1732. (creator)
Bowles, Thomas, -1767.; Bowles, John, 1701-1779.; King, I. (contributor)
1715
map
Relief shown pictorially.; "West longitude from London."; "No. 100."; From the author's A complete system of geography. 1752.
Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767. (creator)
1752]
map
Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings.; Inset: Upper Louisiana.
Engraved for Jno. Harrison (publisher)
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782. (creator)
Haywood, John.; Bowen, Thomas, d. 1790.; Harrison, John, fl. 1784-1792. (contributor)
1788
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Covers the Atlantic coast from Cape Canaveral to Philadelphia; extends west to Natchitoches, Louisiana.; Relief shown pictorially.; Prime meridian: [Ferro].; Differs from other edition: lacks numbering inside border at top right; lacks "Chez Remondini" in cartouche.
Par P. Santini (publisher)
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782. (creator)
Santini, P. (contributor)
1776
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"Longitude du méridien de l'île de Fer."; Covers the area from Québec to the Gulf of Mexico and west to Santa Fé, N.M.; Relief shown pictorially.; Watermark.; Shows cities and towns, forts, some trails, and Indian villages and tribal territory.; "Sur de nouvelles observations on à corrigé les lacs, et leurs environs, 1755."
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772. (creator)
France. Dépôt des cartes et plans de la marine. (contributor)
[1755?]
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Hand colored.; Relief shown pictorially.; Includes illus. of Niagara Falls and text at bottom of map.
Le Rouge, Georges-Louis. (creator)
1755
map
Prime meridian: [Cape Verde]; Relief shown pictorially.; Reduced version of map originally produced in 1718 (Cumming, no. 170)
J.F. Bernard (publisher)
L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726. (creator)
1737]
map
Relief shown pictorially.; Prime meridian: Ferro.
s.n (publisher)
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772. (creator)
[1750?]
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Prime meridians: Ferro and Paris.; Relief shown pictorially.; "Liv. XVI, no. 46."; Also shows Georgia and portions of the Carolinas and Virginia.; Includes detailed information regarding territory of future states of Mississippi and Alabama.; Shows forts, Indian villages.
Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794. (creator)
André, Peter.; Raynal, abbé (Guillaume-Thomas-François), 1713-1796. (contributor)
1780
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Relief shown pictorially.; Shows cities and towns for New Spain, areas of Indian habitation; general layout of Mexico City and it's surrounding area.; From an unidentified edition the author's l'Histoire de l'Amerique.; Prime meridian: Isle de Fer.; In right upper margin: PL. III.; Does not have "Benard Direx" in right lower margin.; Covers Texas, New Mexico, and parts of California, Louisiana, and Mexico. More detail is shown in Mexico than in other territories. Shows rivers, mountainous areas, towns, Indian tribes and villages, and Fort Saint Louis, giving the date of establishment of the fort. Inset: Supplement des Environs de Mexico (Mexico City and its Environs). This map is in French.
Robertson, William, 1721-1793. (creator)
[1779?]
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Prime meridian: Paris.; Depths shown by soundings.; Includes table of latitudes for New Orleans, the Balise, Fort Condé, Dauphin Island, St. Joseph Bay (Fort Crevecoeur).; Inset: Partie supérieure de la Louisiane.; Published uncolored; library's copy has been hand colored.
Anville] (publisher)
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782. (creator)
De la Haye, Guillaume, 1727-1802. (contributor)
1752
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Prime meridian: Paris.; Depths shown by soundings.; Includes table of latitudes for New Orleans, the Balise, Fort Condé, Dauphin Island, St. Joseph Bay (Fort Crevecoeur).; Inset: Partie supérieure de la Louisiane.; Shows rivers, towns, etc.; Has latitude scale, but no longitude except for the city of New Orleans.; Originally uncolored. One library copy has minor hand color to boundaries, etc.; another has been extensively colored.
J.B.B. D'Anville] (publisher)
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782. (creator)
De la Haye, Guillaume, 1727-1802. (contributor)
1752
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Relief shown pictorially.; "Meridien de Paris."; Shows most of present United States east of the Rocky Mountains.
[Chez Rollin fils] (publisher)
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772. (creator)
Charlevoix, Pierre-François-Xavier de, 1682-1761. (contributor)
1744
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Prime meridians: London and Ferro; Relief shown by pictorially. Depths shown by soundings.; Shows coastline from Cabo del Norte to St. Martins Keys with particular detail for the surroundings of New Orleans, Pensacola Bay, Mobile Bay, and St. Joseph's Bay; route of Spanish fleet from Vera Cruz to Havana.; Includes ship illustrations and text notes.; "Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, No. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs 20th Feby. 1775.; In upper margin: D.F. 3.
Robert Sayer (publisher)
Jefferys, Thomas, d. 1771. (creator)
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794. (contributor)
1775
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Relief shown pictorially.; Prime meridian: [Ferro]; Approximately 40 "Lieues Francoises' to an inch.; Based on De L'Isle's map of the French possessions of Louisiana. It presents a detailed view of the Gulf region and the Mississippi Valley.; Cartouche shows two men negotiating over a large chest of gold coins.; Weigel's name and date taken from Tooley.; Host item information taken from Cumming, no. 170.
Weigel, Johann Christoph d. 1746 (creator)
Köhler, Johann David, 1684-1755.; L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726. (contributor)
ca. 1734]
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Relief shown pictorially.; Prime meridian: Paris and Ferro.; Based on Rigobert Bonne's Carte de la Louisiane, et de la Floride.; Shows present area of Southern States.
[publisher not identified] (publisher)
Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794. (contributor)
1785
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