Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'
1752

Partie Superieur de la Louisiane

Partie Superieur de la Louisiane

DESCRIPTION: The east-most sheet of d'Anville's two-sheet map of the Texas, Louisiana, and Florida Gulf Coast. This sheet would have been joined to the western sheet to provide a complete map- "Carte de la Louisiane".

Coverage on this sheet extends from the Perdido River past Pensacola, Pensacola Bay ( Baye de St, Marie de Galbes ) Santa Rosa ( Sainte-Rose ) Island, St. Andrew Bay ( Baye de St. Andre ) and terminates just past Cape San Blas ( Cabo Escondido ) at the Appalachicola River. Includes part of the Alabama River ( Rio des Alibamons ) with Fort Toulouse (North of Montgomery, Alabama).

Large inset map of the Mississippi River system including the Illinois and Missouri Rivers with several french forts. Identifies locations of numerous native American Indian settlements including the Metchigamias, Caskakias, Osage, Kansez, Tapouchas, Chacchoumas, and Petits Akansas. The town of St. Louis, Missouri, not founded until 1763, is not shown but two references to the Cahokia Indians including an "Ancien Village des Caho." are identified.

CREATOR: Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'

PUBLICATION DATE: 1752

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: Pensacola Bay

CONDITION: Good.  On heavy paper. Light stain at far bottom left.

COLORING: None

ENGRAVER: 

SIZE:  " x "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 10

PRICE: $315

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