De L'Isle, Carte du Louisiane et du Cours du Mississippi 1718
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Guillaume DE L'ISLE (1675-1726).
Carte du Louisiane et du Cours du Mississippi Dressee sur un grand nombre de Moemoires entrautres sur ceuz de mr le Maire Par Guillaume Del'Isle... 1718.
Copper plate engraving with original outline color.
Paris, 1718 [First edition, first impression].
21 1/2" x 29" sheet, 32 7/8" x 40 3/8" framed.
One of the most widely copied and influential maps ever produced. The map contains the first indications of the explorations of De Soto, Cavelier, Tonty, Moscoso and Denis. The first map to include the name Texas with the legend “Mission de los Teijas” established in 1716.
Carte du Louisiane et du Cours du Mississippi Dressee sur un grand nombre de Moemoires entrautres sur ceuz de mr le Maire Par Guillaume Del'Isle... 1718.
Copper plate engraving with original outline color.
Paris, 1718 [First edition, first impression].
21 1/2" x 29" sheet, 32 7/8" x 40 3/8" framed.
One of the most widely copied and influential maps ever produced. The map contains the first indications of the explorations of De Soto, Cavelier, Tonty, Moscoso and Denis. The first map to include the name Texas with the legend “Mission de los Teijas” established in 1716.
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De L'Isle, Carte du Louisiane et du Cours du Mississippi 1718
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