Map or Atlas
Partie Occidentale du Canada, Contenant les Cinq Grands Lacs, Avec les Pays Circonvoisins
Map of North America from Lake Ontario through the Great Plains, and James Bay to Illinois. It shows rivers, lakes, and mountains in great detail, and labels numerous Native American lands, forts, islands, and missions. The Mississippi River is shown extending far to the west, with a note stating that the source of the river remains unknown. |
Image ID: | 124048 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1780 |
Creator Name: | Bonne, Rigobert |
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Collection Name: | Map Collection |
Genre: | Map or Atlas |
Original Format Type: | prints, fine-art |
Original Format Number: | H GX81 1780 B |
Original Dimensions: | 21 x 32 cm |
Handwritten note on the back reads "No. 45 in: Bonne: R. Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre, Geneve 1780" and "Philips Atlas No 652, p. 385, Vol. 1" |
Engraving |
Islands |
Rivers |
Superior, Lake |
Mississippi River |
Fortification |
Great Lakes |
Bays |
Lakes |
Michigan, Lake |
Mountains |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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