Map or Atlas
Lovisiana by de Rivier Missisippi
| Map showing the course of the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico up past Lake Superior into Canada. It shows the towns, Native American tribes and land, forts, mines, mountains, lakes, and rivers. The land between Lake Michigan (here named Lake Illinois) and the Golf of Mexico is drastically condensed. The seal of the Mississippi Company appears near the upper left corner. The French coat of arms and a decorative border frames the title cartouche. |
| Image ID: | 124790 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1720 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | Map Collection |
| Genre: | Map or Atlas |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | H GX875 1720 L |
| Original Dimensions: | 19 x 16 cm, on sheet 28 x 21 cm |
| From Het Groot Taferell Der Dwaasheid [The Great Mirror of Folly], an account of the failed attempts of John Law to open Louisiana to trade, causing the Mississippi Bubble. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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