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Title
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Carte particulière d'une partie de la Louisianne ou les fleuve et rivierres [i.e. rivières] onts etés relevé a l'estime & les routtes [i.e. routes] par terre relevé & mesurées aux pas, par les Srs. Broutin, de Vergés, ingénieurs & Saucier dessinateur
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This map of the Mississippi River Valley from Memphis to the Gulf of Mexico as far east as Mobile includes interior streams, routes, European communities, and Native American settlements and nations, fortifications ... Map concentrates on the surveys of Broutin, Vergés, and Saucier in Mississippi and Alabama
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Date
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1743
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Bibliographic Citation
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De Marigny, Bernard. 1743. Carte particulière d'une partie de la Louisianne ou les fleuve et rivierres [i.e. rivières] onts etés relevé a l'estime & les routtes [i.e. routes] par terre relevé & mesurées aux pas, par les Srs. Broutin, de Vergés, ingénieurs & Saucier dessinateur. Map. Library of Congress. https://lccn.loc.gov/2003623370, accessed August 29, 2024.
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annotates
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Very detailed and accurate map of French Louisiana. This map is a product of meticulous surveys conducted by French engineers, including Messieurs Broutin and de Vergés, with the assistance of the cartographer Saucier. Its focus on the network of rivers, trails, roads, key settlements, and forts that were essential for transportation, trade, and military logistics in the colony.