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Title
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Carte du Mexique et de la Floride des Terres Angloises et des Isles Antilles : du cours et des environs de la Riviere de Mississipi [sic], dressée sur ungrand nombre de memoires principalemt. sur ceux de M.rs d'Iberville et le Sueur
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translation of
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Map of Mexico and Florida of the English Lands and the Antilles Islands: of the course and surroundings of the Mississippi River [sic], drawn up on a large number of memoirs mainly. on those of M.rs d'Iberville and le Sueur
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Date
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1703
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Bibliographic Citation
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L'Isle, Guillaume. 1703. Carte du Mexique et de la Floride des Terres Angloises et des Isles Antilles : du cours et des environs de la Riviere de Mississipi [sic], dressée sur ungrand nombre de memoires principalemt. sur ceux de M.rs d'Iberville et le Sueur. Map. Library of Congress. https://lccn.loc.gov/99446135, accessed August 29, 2024.
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annotates
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• Depicts North America and part of South America from Greenland to Venezuela.
• Isle identifies the “Tohome” just north of Mobile Bay and “Alibamous” further north.
• These villages are shown on the east side of the Mobile River but are actually on the west side.
• Based on historical references of the Indigenous inhabitants in the Mobile Bay area, the Tohome resided in the area the longest and several other tribes moved in after the French arrived.
• Guillaume De L'Isle, a French cartographer and geographer, attended the Académie Royale des Sciences. His maps were known for their accuracy, although he created his maps in France from first-hand accounts rather than direct observation.
