Amerique Septentrionale Carte dun tres grand Pays entre la Nouveau Mexique et le Mer Glaciale

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IdentifierMaps_1001bDate1698DescriptionSecond issue, from Louis Hennepin's book Nouvelle Decouverte d'un Tres Grand Pays. Hennepin was a Franciscan Recollect friar and companion of La Salle in his 1679 expedition in North America. Hennepin accompanied La Salle in the early part of his explorations in the Great Lakes region, but was captured by Native Americans in early 1680 and thus unable to continue in La Salle's journey down to the mouth of the Mississippi. Nevertheless, Hennepin published Nouvelle Decouverte d'un Tres Grand Pays detailing his part in the expedition (and falsely claiming that he too had traveled with La Salle down the Mississippi), to great acclaim.

Following La Salle's inaccurate reports, this map places the Mississippi River ("Grand Fleuve Meschasipi") too far down the Texas Coast, south of the "Bayee de Spiritu Sancto" and marking the border between New Mexico and Florida territories. Language NoteFrenchSubjectCalifornia--MapsCaribbean Area--MapsCentral America--MapsNorth America--MapsCopyright StatementNo Copyright – Non-Commercial Use OnlySize48x60 centimeters.CartographerLouis Hennepin

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Amerique Septentrionale Carte dun tres grand Pays entre la Nouveau Mexique et le Mer Glaciale

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Amerique Septentrionale Carte dun tres grand Pays entre la Nouveau Mexique et le Mer Glaciale