Fort St. Louis ou Nouveau Billoxy, 3me eablissement. [1747]

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Fort St. Louis ou Nouveau Billoxy, 3me eablissement. [1747]

Map of Fort St. Louis as it appeared ca. 1720, on the western shore of Biloxi Bay, near the later site of D'Iberville in Harrison County, Mississippi. Identifies Compagnie des Indes buildings and land concessions; keyed to references 1-12. From French army officer Dumont de Montigny's 1747 manuscript memoire of his experiences in Louisiana between 1715-1737 (Ayer MS 257).

1 ms. map : hand col. ; 168 x 224 mm.

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