Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississippi

Containers:
Drawer 122 : L : 2, Section 1
Creator:
L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726 and Buache, Philippe, 1700-1773
Extent:
1 Sheets
Language:
French .
Material specific details:
Scale [1:4,750,000]. Scale listed as "de cent lieues Francois". Relief shown pictorially. Includes note on bottom center margin, "Chez l'Auteur de Sr. Delisle sur de Quay de l'Horloge avec Privlege dur Roy Juin 1718". Oriented north to the top. Includes illustrations and table of reference explaining illustrations. Includes subtitle, "Dressee sur un grand nombre de Memoires entrau tres sur ceux de Mr le MairePar Guill. aume De Lifle del'Academic R.le des Sciences". Includes inset of "Carte Particuliere des Embouchures de la Rivie S Louis et de la Mobile", includes inset scale, "de 25 tieues comunes". Includes note, "Ph. Buache P.G.d.R. d. l'A.R.d.S.Genre de l'Auteur. Avec Privlege dur 30 Au. 1745".
Physical facet:
1 map ; 1 inset map ; hand colored
Dimensions:
65 x 49 cm, on sheet 75 x 57 cm
Other descriptive data:

Paris : Guillaume De L'Isle and Philippe Bauch, 1718

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
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