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Title
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Carte De partie de la Louisiane qui comprend le cours du Missispy depuis son embouchure jusques aux Arcansas des rivieres de a Mobile depuis la Baye jusqu'au Fort de Toulouse des Pascagoula de la riviere aux Perles le tout releve
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translation of
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Map of part of Louisiana which includes the course of the Missispy from its mouth to the Arcansas of the rivers of Mobile from the Bay to the Fort of Toulouse of the Pascagoula of the Pearl River all noted
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Date
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1733
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Bibliographic Citation
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Crenay, Baron de. 1733. Carte De partie de la Louisiane qui comprend le cours du Missispy depuis son embouchure jusques aux Arcansas des rivieres de a Mobile depuis la Baye jusqu'au Fort de Toulouse des Pascagoula de la riviere aux Perles le tout releve. Map. Archives Nationales d'outre-mer. https://recherche-anom.culture.gouv.fr/ark:/61561/74717.3807876/daogrp/0/1, accessed August 29, 2024.
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• Depicts a significant portion of the Southeast from the perspective of the French, from west of the Mississippi River to the Big Bend region and north. It depicts the Mobile River from its mouth to Fort Toulouse.
• The map serves not only as a geographic depiction but also as a strategic military and economic tool, reflecting the French colonial interests in the region. It highlights key settlements, forts, and the extensive river networks critical for transportation, trade, and defense.
• This map is notable for its precision in the context of 18th-century cartography and provides valuable insights into the landscape, particularly in the context of the complex waterways that were vital for the control and development of the territory.
• The depictions of Indigenous nations and towns is extensive, detailing the Chahta (Choctaw) nation, the Chickasaw, Alibamons, etc.
• The Tombigbee River is labeled as “Riviere des Chicachas” which might be the first map to do so.
• Many people’s names are also included, both Indigenous and European.
