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Amplissima Regionis Mississipi seu Provinciae Ludovicianae
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| Title | Amplissima Regionis Mississipi seu Provinciae Ludovicianae |
| Date | circa 1763 |
| Description | Continuation of catalog title: "A R.P. Ludovico Hennepin Francisc Miss. in America septentrionali anno 1687 detectae, nunc Gallorum coloniis et actionem negotiis toto orbe celeberrimae."
Map shows the eastern states, Florida, the Great Lakes, Louisiana Territory, and portions of Mexico and Canada. Locations of Indian tribes are shown, as well as rivers, mountains, and towns. |
| Dimensions | 19 x 23 in. |
| Notes | Scale ca. 1:6,500,000.
In 1683, a Belgian Recollect priest, Father Louis Hennepin, who had come west with La Salle and had remained on the upper Mississippi, published in Paris his widely read "Description de la Louisiane." From: "Mapping the Transmississippi West," by Carl I. Wheat, 1957, Vol. 1, p. 49. Date based on entry #144. |
| Location Depicted | Florida
Louisiana Territory
North America
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| Creator | Johann Baptist Homann
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| Call Number | LARGE MAP: Miscellaneous & Historical, #9X |
| Subject | Maps
Explorers
Missionaries
Indigenous peoples
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| Local Subject | Louisiana Territory
Native Americans
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| Digital Format | TIFF displayed as JPEG 2000 |
| Barcode | 30000043 |
| Repository | Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri |
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| Item ID | 210782 |
| Item Type | Map |
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