Carte de la Louisiane par le Sr. d'Anville

Title

Carte de la Louisiane par le Sr. d'Anville

translation of

Map of Louisiana by Sr. d'Anville

Creator

Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville See all items with this value

G de la Haye See all items with this value

Date

1752

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Bibliographic Citation

Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'. 1752. Carte de la Louisiane par le Sr. d'Anville. Map. Library of Congress. https://lccn.loc.gov/75692506, accessed August 29, 2024.

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• Map depicts the central Gulf of Mexico north through the Chahta Nation, with a detailed inset of the Mississippi River north to the Illinois nation.
• This map is a key work of mid-18th-century cartography, showcasing d'Anville's approach to geographic accuracy based on the most recent information available from explorers, military reports, and earlier maps. Because of this precision and detail, it was widely used by diplomats, military strategists, and explorers.
• The interior is devoid of landscape information other than the rivers and drainage ways around them. Indigenous towns and associated information are also largely absent with a few exceptions.
• The Chahta Nation is depicted with some level of detail in what is today central Mississippi with several “Grand villages” mapped.

Subject

North America See all items with this value

Gulf Coast See all items with this value

Rivers See all items with this value

Fort See all items with this value

Apalachee See all items with this value

Chatot See all items with this value

Moeli (Mobila Nation) See all items with this value

Nvni Vba (Naniaba) See all items with this value

Chickasaw See all items with this value

Chahta (Choctaw) See all items with this value

Temporal Coverage

Postcontact See all items with this value

18th Century See all items with this value