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Mississippi River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800

Spain--Colonies--America--Maps--Early works to 1800

Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800

Course of the river Mississipi [sic] from the Balise to Fort Chartres; taken on an expedition to the Illinois, in the latter end of the year 1765.

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Relief shown pictorially.; Watermark.; From Thomas Jeffery's The American atlas. 1775.

Printed for Robt. Sayer (publisher)

Ross, Lieut. (creator)

Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794. (contributor)

1775

Subjects

Mississippi River--Maps--Early works to 1800

Mississippi River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800

A map of a large country newly discovered in the Northern America situated between New Mexico and the frozen sea : together with the course of the great river Meschasipi

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Relief shown pictorially.; "Dedicated to His Maty. William III, King of Great Britain."; English copy of the original French map, published in Utrecht in 1697.; Prime meridian: Ferro.; Includes decorative cartouche.

Printed for M. Bentley, J. Tonson, H. Bonwick, T. Goodwin, and S. Manship (publisher)

Hennepin, Louis, 17th cent. (creator)

1698]

Subjects

North America--Maps--Early works to 1800

Mississippi River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800

A new map of Louisiana and the River Mississipi [sic]

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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]

Subjects

Mississippi River--Maps--Early works to 1800

Mississippi River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800

North America--Maps--Early works to 1800

Carte des possessions Françoises et Angloises dans le Canada, et partie de la Louisiane.

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Prime meridian: [Ferro].; Inset: Supplement pour les possessions Françoises et Angloises au sud de la Louisiane.; "Gravé par Chambon."; Relief shown pictorially.

chez le Sieur Longchamps (publisher)

Longchamps, Sébastian G. (creator)

Chambon, (contributor)

1756

Subjects

Mississippi River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800

Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi : dressée sur un grand nombre de memoires entrautres sur ceux de Mr. Le Maire

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Relief shown pictorially.; Shows routes of explorers.; Shows the United States east of the Rocky Mountains and parts of Canada and Mexico.; Inset: Carte particuliere des embouchures de la rivie S Louis et de la Mobile.; Outline color.

Ph. Buache (publisher)

L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726. (creator)

Buache, Philippe, 1700-1773.; Le Maire, François, 1675-1748. (contributor)

1745

Subjects

East (U.S.)--Maps--Early works to 1800

Mississippi River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800

Mobile Bay (Ala.)--Maps--Early works to 1800

Southwest, Old--Maps--Early works to 1800

Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississipi ...

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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]

Subjects

Gulf Coast (U.S.)--Maps--Early works to 1800

Mississippi River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800

Carte de la Louisiane : cours du Mississippi et pais voisins

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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

Subjects

Mississippi River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800

Mississippi River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800

Les États Unis de l'Amérique septentrionale, partie occidentale

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Relief shown pictorially.; Prime meridians: Isle de Fer and Paris.; In top right margin: "118."; Plate marks visible.

Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794. (creator)

André, Peter. (contributor)

1788]

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Novissima Tabula Regionis Ludovicianæ Gallice dictæ La Louisiane

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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]

Subjects

Gulf Coast (U.S.)--Maps--Early works to 1800

Mississippi River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800