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- Collection:
- Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library Rare Map Collection
- Title:
- A map of Louisiana and of the river Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi] : this map of the Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi] is most humbly inscribed to William Law of Lanreston, esq. / by Iohn Senex
- Creator:
- Senex, John, d. 1740
- Publisher:
- [London : Printed for Daniel Browne ... , 1721]
- Date of Original:
- 1721
- Subject:
- Mississippi River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800
United States--Maps--Early works to 1800
Louisiana--Maps--Early works to 1800 - Location:
- Mississippi River Valley, 30.729735, -91.485805
United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Louisiana, 31.00047, -92.0004 - Medium:
- maps (documents)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- "This map of the Mississipi is most humbly inscribed to William Law of Lawreston Esq."--Dedicatory cartouche.
Relief shown pictorially.
Pirate English edition taken from the French edition of 1717.
Cumming, W.P. Southeast in early maps, no. 182: "This is 'a most impudent plagiarism' from Delisle, for it is closely based on his 1718 map... ."
Phillips. Maps of America.
Scale 1" = ca. 137 miles.
Scale ca. 1:5,000,000 - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_hmap_hmap1721s4
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_hmap_hmap1721s4#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_hmap_hmap1721s4/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [Title], [map number], Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
- Extent:
- 1 map : col. ; 50.5 x 57.5 cm.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights: