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Map of Louisiana, View of New Orleans. (Orléans) 1720
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Old map of Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New Orleans, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, United States of America.
day Texas and into New Mexico. The map was made in Paris, based on the journal of Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe (1683--1765), "commander on the Red River." De la Harpe was a French officer, trader, and explorer who explored much of present-day Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. He sailed from his native Saint Malo to New Orleans in April 1718. He was sent by the governor of Louisiana to establish a trading post on and explore the upper reaches of the Red River. He followed the river upstream, becoming the first European explorer to enter the present-day state of Oklahoma. De la Harpe encountered Indians of many tribes, including Wichita, Osage, and Apache. He returned to New Orleans in January 1720 and from there to France, where he circulated a detailed account of his travels. The map shows de La Harpe's route, rivers, Indian villages with the numbers of their inhabitants, Spanish missions, and locations where boeuf sauvages (bison) were plentiful. An inset map at the upper left shows the Mississippi River and its entrance into the gulf. Inset within the inset is an illustration of the city of New Orleans.
Created by De Beauvilliers, Baptiste in 1720.
day Texas and into New Mexico. The map was made in Paris, based on the journal of Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe (1683--1765), "commander on the Red River." De la Harpe was a French officer, trader, and explorer who explored much of present-day Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. He sailed from his native Saint Malo to New Orleans in April 1718. He was sent by the governor of Louisiana to establish a trading post on and explore the upper reaches of the Red River. He followed the river upstream, becoming the first European explorer to enter the present-day state of Oklahoma. De la Harpe encountered Indians of many tribes, including Wichita, Osage, and Apache. He returned to New Orleans in January 1720 and from there to France, where he circulated a detailed account of his travels. The map shows de La Harpe's route, rivers, Indian villages with the numbers of their inhabitants, Spanish missions, and locations where boeuf sauvages (bison) were plentiful. An inset map at the upper left shows the Mississippi River and its entrance into the gulf. Inset within the inset is an illustration of the city of New Orleans.
Created by De Beauvilliers, Baptiste in 1720.
- Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- "Scale 1:5,800,000"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
- Original resource extent: 1 map : manuscript, color ; 66 x 50 centimeters.
- Original resource at: National Library of France.
- Content in French.
- Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Map Tags
1720
Arkansas
Baptiste
De Beauvilliers
Exploration And Encounters
Illinois
Indians Of North America
Indigenous Peoples
Louisiana
Manuscript Maps
Map
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Mississippi River Valley
Missouri
New Mexico
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
United States Of America
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