Carte de la coste de la Louisiane, depuis la Baye de St. Bernard jusqu'a celle de Saint Joseph : ou tous les ports, rades, et bons mouillages sont exactement marquez avec les sondes, et la profondeur des terres jusqu'au dessus des Natchez. [ca. 1726]

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Carte de la coste de la Louisiane, depuis la Baye de St. Bernard jusqu'a celle de Saint Joseph : ou tous les ports, rades, et bons mouillages sont exactement marquez avec les sondes, et la profondeur des terres jusqu'au dessus des Natchez. [ca. 1726]

Nautical chart of the Gulf of Mexico coast from Matagorda Bay, Texas east through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to Saint Joseph Bay, Florida. Compiled following the 1721 expedition undertaken by Valentin Devin, Jean Béranger, and Jean-Baptiste de La Harpe in search of Robert Cavelier de La Salle's earlier landing site at Matagorda Bay; the latter expedition landed instead at Galveston Bay. Includes references A-I.

1 ms. map : hand col. ; 314 x 929 mm., on sheet 557 x 1,000 mm.

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