Carte dv fleuve Saint Louis ou Mississipy dix lieves au dessus de la Nouvelle Orleans iusqu'a son embouchure. [ca. 1723]

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Carte dv fleuve Saint Louis ou Mississipy dix lieves au dessus de la Nouvelle Orleans iusqu'a son embouchure. [ca. 1723]

Shows the Mississippi River Delta and adjacent region later comprising Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Includes inset map detailing the delta's main channels (271 x 386 mm.): Carte particuliere de l'embouchure du fleuve Saint Louis.

1 ms. map : hand col. ; 491 x 681 mm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7596729

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