COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Covens et Mortier
Author:
L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726
Date:
1742
Short Title:
Louisiane, Cours du Mississipi.
Publisher:
Covens & Mortier
Publisher Location:
Amsterdam
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
45
Obj Width cm:
60
Scale 1:
4,700,000
Note:
Engraved map in outline color. Shows Indian villages, "nations derangees, nations detruites," the routes of de Soto, Moscoso, Cavelier, Tonty and Denis, etc. Relief shown pictorially. Covers area from Lake Champlain to New Mexico and south to Florida and Texas. Inset map: Carte particuliere des embouchures de la Riviere S. Louis et de la Mobile (i.e., Mississippi Delta area and Mobile Bay). Kohl states this is the mother and main source of all later maps of the Mississippi.
Reference:
Cumming, 208; Tooley, Mapping of America, p. 22 no. 45 (1730 ed.). Cf Wheat, 99 (1718 ed.); Martin, 19 (1718 ed.); Lemmon, A.E. Charting Louisiana, p. 58 (1718 ed.)
World Area:
North America
Country:
Canada
Country:
United States
Region:
Mississippi River Region
Full Title:
Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississipi. Dressee sur un grand nombre de memoires entr'autres sur ceux de Mr. le Maire. Par Guillme. de l'Isle de l'Academie Rle. des Sciences. A Amsterdam, Chez Jean Covens et Corneille Mortier, Geographes. (1742)
List No:
4638.095
Page No:
(90)
Series No:
122
Publication Author:
Covens et Mortier
Publication Author:
L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726
Pub Date:
1742
Pub Title:
Atlas nouveau, contenant toutes les parties su Monde, ou sont exactement remarquees les empires, monarchies, royaumes, etats, republiques, &c. Par Guillaume de l'Isle. Premier Geographe de sa Majeste. A Amsterdam, Chez Jean Covens & Corneille Mortier, sur le Vygendam. (illus. on title page) Socio ditata labore ... J. Wandelaar del. et fecit. (bound with) Inleidinge tot de Geographie ... Door den Heer Sanson d'Abbeville, Ordinaris Geographist des Konings. Te Amsterdam, By Johannes Covens en Cornelis Mortier, Boekverkopers op den Vygendam. Met Privilelgie der Heeren Staaten van Holland en West-Vriesland.
Pub Reference:
cf P596; cf Koeman C&M 6; Tooley, Mapping of America p. 4-11; NMM 227, 228.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
4638.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
107
Pub Height cm:
55
Pub Width cm:
39
Image No:
4638095
Authors:
Covens et Mortier; L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726
Collection:
Rumsey Collection
Link To Source
Louisiane, Cours du Mississipi.
