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Partie occidentale du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France : ou sont les Nations des Ilinois, de Tracy, les Iroquois, et plusieurs autres peuples; avec la Louisiane nouvellement decouverte etc.

Map

This seminal map was the first to truly incorporate the exploration efforts of the French together with the work of several other cartographers in the Great Lakes region. It includes vignettes of American Indian life with text describing geography, culture, and exploration activity.

Date Created:
1688
Creator:
Coronelli, Vincenzo, 1650-1718 (cartographer)

Publication Information

Creator
Coronelli, Vincenzo, 1650-1718 (cartographer)
Contributor
Nolin, Jean Baptiste (publisher)
Publisher
A Paris, Chez J.B. Nolin sur le Quay de l'Horloge du Palais vers le Pont Neuf a l'Enseigne de la Place des Victoires
Date Created
1688
Language
French

Physical Description

Format
Map
Extent
1 map
Dimensions
43 x 58 cm, on sheet 46 x 61 cm
Scale
[circa 1:4,750,000]

Collection Information

Call Number
Parker 1012
Classification
Archives

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W0139TF
Legacy ID
WHi 73041

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