An Accurate Map of Louisiana and the Territory in Dispute between the English and French, between 1732 and 1762
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: The Gilcrease Cartographic Collection was initially created as a storage designation for maps found in the manuscript collections and for the few original maps purchased during the life of Thomas Gilcrease. From the collections initial humble beginnings, it has continued to grow into am official map collection through additional gifts and purchases. The collection includes atlases, hand drawn maps from the manuscript collections, photocopies and Photostats of maps, single sheet maps from atlas's and modern reproductions. Significant maps of interest are Spanish Portolan maps of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Cuba, Map of the British Empire in America, Draught of Cherokee Country, Carte de la Louisiana, Map of Survey Route to the Pacific Railroad, Military Map of the U.S. and Indian Territory (Oklahoma). Significant cartographers within the collection include: Abraham Ortelius, Theodore de Bry, Jan Blaeu, Thomas Jefferys, Alexander Humboldt.
Dates
- between 1732 and 1762
Creator
- Rollos, George (Engraver, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English, French, and Spanish
Access Restrictions
Available by appointment only at the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR) with the exception of materials with donor restrictions. Contact Library staff in advance to inquire if materials exist pertaining to your research interests.
Extent
From the Collection: 800 maps
- Alabama River
- American Colonies
- Apalachee River
- Apalachicola River
- Arkansas River
- British Empire
- British Magazine
- Ceni Indians
- Chattahoochee River
- Cherokee Indians
- Chickasaw Indians
- Choctaw Indians
- Colorado River
- Coosa River
- Coufsa River
- Coweta Indians
- Cumberland River
- Fleur-de-lis
- Florida
- Florida
- Florida Colony
- G. Rollos
- Gallia Nova
- Georgia
- Georgia Colony
- Gulf of Mexico
- Hogohehee River
- Lake Pontchartrain
- Louisiana
- Louisiana Purchase
- Map
- Maps and Atlases
- Midwest
- Mississippi River
- Mississippi River Delta
- Mobile Bay
- Mobile River
- Nacogdoches
- New France
- New Orleans
- New Spain
- North Carolina
- North Carolina Colony
- Nouvelle-Espagne
- Nouvelle-France
- Ohio River
- Ohio River
- Pensacola
- Red River
- South Carolina
- South Carolina Colony
- Southeast
- Southwest
- Spanish Empire
- Tennessee River
- Trinidad River
- Trinity River
- Virginia
- Virginia Colony
- Wabache River
- Wabash River
- Yazoo River
- Yazous River
- coastline
- wandering Indians
Creator
- Rollos, George (Engraver, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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