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Amplissimae regionis Mississipi : seu provinciae Ludovicianae a R.D. Ludovico Hennepin Francise miss in America Septentrionali anno 1687. detectae, nunc gallorum coloniis et actionum negotiis toto orbe celeberrimae ; nova tabula edita / a Jo. Bapt. Homanno S.C.M. Geographe

Description: Kashnor notes, "Shows the Illinois country and Hennepin's route, with the old trading route to Aiaouex, locating the town somewhere in the neighborhood of the present Iowa State at Sioux City." Subview of beavers copied from Moll. Distorted idea of a buffalo. Kashnor dates as ca. 1720. View of Niagara Falls copied from Moll. Cartouche with priest and native. Indians with "buffalo" looking more cowlike than bison. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 416.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: [ca. 1720]
Call number: 093:416 M
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