A Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississippi, 1721
Scope and Contents
This map contains depictions of Louisiana territory and the surrounding areas, such as Florida, Carolina and as north as the Great Lakes. This map also depicts areas near Louisiana as inhabited by Indigenous peoples, such as the Apache and the Padoucas tribes. Inscribed in type, "The Landing Place of Fyrnand Soto in 1539" in middle on recto; Inscribed in type, "Explanation: [house] Habitations of the Indians [asterisk] Promiscuous Nations [plus sign] Nations destroyed [snake emblem] Course of Soto and Mocoso towards the Mouth of the River Mississippi where they were pursued by the Indians" along bottom edge on recto; Inscribed in type, "These Nations make war with the Spaniards" along bottom edge on recto; Inscribed in type, "A French Fort established by M. de la Salle in 1685" above bottom edge on recto; Inscribed in pencil, "[Illegible signature] La p563 1721" in top right corner on verso; Inscribed in pencil, "Map.24" in bottom right corner on verso; Inscribed in typed text, "1721 SE 3" on white rectangular sticker in bottom right corner on verso. Scope and Contents notes on Cartobibliography Form: "Significant Characteristics: Shows Indian names & villages; routes of De Soto, S. Denis, Cavelier".
From catalog info:
John Senex, English Surveyor, engraver, publisher
This map sheet appears in New General Atlas, J. Senex, folio, 34 maps, 1721.
London: John Senex for William Law of Lanreston, Esq. [1721]
Shows Indian names & villages; routes of De Soto, S. Dennis, Cavelier
Phillips Maps p.368; Phillips Atlases, vol. 1, p.316 (entry #563, plate [33])
Dates
- 1721
Creator
- Senex, John, 1678 - 1740 (Publisher, Person)
Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 800 maps
Language of Materials
English
Dimensions
Overall: Length: 21 1/8 Inches, Width: 24 1/2 Inches, Inside neatline: Length: 19 Inches, Width: 22 9/16 Inches
Previous Number 1
Map 24
Previous Number 2
3976.557
Geographic Area
United States, Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Carolina, Great Lakes
Scale
1:5,000,000
- Abeika Indians
- Aiaouez Indians
- Alabama Indians -- Alibamous Indians
- Alabama River -- Albamous River -- Alibamous River
- Albemarle Sound
- Algonkin -- Algonkian -- Algonquin
- American Colonies
- Apache (culture or style) -- Apaches
- Appalachee -- Apalachee -- Apalache
- Arkansas River -- Kansas River
- Atlantic Ocean
- Brazos -- Salt Fork Brazos River
- British Empire
- Caddo (culture or style) -- Caddoan
- Caicache Indians
- Canada
- Cape Canaveral
- Cape Fear
- Cape Hatteras
- Capinan Indians -- Capina Indians
- Carolina Colony
- Cenis
- Chacakante Indians
- Charleston
- Cherokee (culture or style) -- Keetoowah
- Chesapeake Bay
- Chicago
- Chicago River
- Chickasaw (culture or style) -- Chicacha
- Chouman Indians
- Clarendon (county)
- Colorado River
- Comanche (culture or style)
- Coweta (culture or style) -- Couita
- Craven (county)
- Ebahamo Indians
- Erie (culture or style)
- Ferdinand de Soto
- Flathead -- Salish
- Florida
- Georgia
- Grinaches Indians
- Guadalupe River
- Gulf of Mexico
- Hasinai Indians
- Illinois
- Indian attack
- Iowa (culture or style) -- Ioway
- Iroquois (culture or style) -- Iroquoian -- Five Nations -- Six Nations -- Haudenosaunee
- Jumano Indians
- Kaicache Indians
- Kanoatino
- Kickapoo (culture or style) -- Kikapoo
- Lake Erie -- Lake Okswego
- Lake Huron
- Lake Michigan
- Lake Ontario
- Lake Superior -- Upper Lake
- Louisiana
- Louisiana Purchase
- Maha Indians
- Map
- Maps and Atlases
- Maryland
- Mascoutin Indians
- Meskwaki (culture or style) -- Fox -- Outagami
- Miami (culture or style)
- Midwest
- Mississippi River
- Muscogee -- Mvsoke -- Creek (culture or style) -- Muskogee
- New France -- Gallia Nova
- New Spain
- North Carolina
- Northeastern United States
- South Carolina
- Southwest -- The Southwest
- Spanish Empire
- Tampa Bay -- Bahia del Espiritu Santo
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wyandotte (culture or style) -- Wyandot -- Huron
- coastlines -- coastline -- coasts -- shore lines
- maneaters
- southeast -- southeastern
Creator
- Senex, John, 1678 - 1740 (Publisher, Person)
Repository Details
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