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Title
Amplissimae regionis Mississipi : seu provinciae Ludovicianae á R.P. Ludovico Hennepin Francisc miss in America Septentrionali anno 1687 detectae nunc Gallorum coloniis et actionum negotiis toto orbe celeberrimae / nova tabula edita a Jo. Bapt. Homanno S.C.M. Geographo
Creator
Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724, cartographer
Contributor
Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724, publisher
Hennepin, Louis, 17th cent
Moll, Herman, -1732
Date Created and/or Issued
1715
1716
1717
1718
1719
1720
1721
1722
1723
1724
1725
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Maps
Rights Information
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Description
Kashnor notes, "Shows the Illinois country and Hennepin's route, with the old trading route to Aiaouex, locating the town somewhere in the neighborhood of the present Iowa State at Sioux City." Subview of beavers copied from Moll. Distorted idea of a buffalo. Kashnor dates as ca. 1720. See 093:416 for another copy and source of these notes. View of Niagara Falls copied from Moll; Cartouche with priest and native; Indians with "buffalo" looking more like cows than bison. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 44194. References: McCorkle, map 720.1.
Extent
1 map hand col. ; 49 x 59 cm., sheet 59 x 69 cm.
Identifier
44194
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/3496
Language
Latin
French
French
Subject
North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
United States--Maps--Early works to 1800
Time Period
[ca. 1720]
Place
North America United States
W 108°
W 68°/N 50°
N 20°
Source
Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Relation
093:416

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