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...

Description A new and accurate map of the provinces of North & South Carolina, Georgia, etc., drawn from late surveys and regulated from astronomical observations by Emanuel Bowen (map publisher). Scope and Contents This map depicts the provinces located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana and Florida. This map also includes the area inhabited by the Cherokee Nation, as well as the Appalachian Mountains, previously known as the...

Collection Overview From the Collection: 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...

Translated Title

A New Map of America

Descriptive Title

A book of old maps delineating American history

Transcript (DCI)

Septentrionalißimas Americæ partes, Goenlandiam puta Islandiā et adjacentes, quod Americæ tabulæ commodé comprehendi non potuerint, peculiari hac tabella Spectatoribus exhibendas duximus,

Translated Title

A New Representation of America, or the New World

Transcript (DCI)

Hic uspiam insulas esle auro dissites nonnulli nolunt

He due insule infortunate sunt dicte a Magellano, qud nec homines nee victui apta haberent

Nova Guinea, Andrea at Corsalus Florent: videtur eā sub nomine Terre Piccinnacoli designare

Porto real ad quem Galli mercatum nauigant

Patagonum Regio. ubi incole sunt gigantes

Collection Overview From the Collection: 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...

Translated Title

Map of America and Neighboring Seas

Descriptive Title

La Petit Atlas Manitime, Volume I

Description

The map is thought to have been drawn by the Spanish Royal School of Navigation in Cadiz, Spain.

Description

The map is thought to have been drawn by the Spanish Royal School of Navigation in Cadiz, Spain.

Translated Title

A Recent and Most Accurate Representation of Florida, a Province of America

Descriptive Title

Early map of the province of Florida