- Collection:
- J. Kyle Spencer Map Collection
- Title:
- "Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississippi Dresse . . . Par Guillaume Del'isle." 1718. In G. Delisle, Atlas, Paris, 1700-62.
- Creator:
- L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726
- Publisher:
- J. Kyle Spencer Map Collection (MC 136), Columbus State University Archives, Columbus, Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 1718
- Subject:
- Early maps
Devices (Heraldry)
Cardinal points
Maps
Louisiana
Cartouches, Ornamental (Decorative arts) - Location:
- United States, Louisiana, 31.00047, -92.0004
- Medium:
- maps (documents)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Map of Louisiana and the Mississippi river region. This map is significant for several reasons. Using the reports of French explorers and his father's earlier drawings, Guillaume produced the first accurate depiction of the mouth of the Mississippi and the Gulf Coast. This work became the main source for later cartographers dealing with this area. Both the Missouri and the Rio Grande Rivers are shown in a fairly accurate manner but by earlier names. The Missouri, however, is shown as flowing around the northern end of the Rocky Mountains.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalarchives.columbusstate.edu/items/show/41
- Extent:
- 44 x 61 cm.
- Holding Institution:
- Columbus State University. Archives
- Rights:
-
