Detail View: JCB Map Collection: Map of the Missouri; of the higher parts of the Mississipi; and of the elevated Plain, where the Waters divide ... To which is added Mackenzie's track in 1789.
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Accession Number:
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06078
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File Name:
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06078-15
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Call number:
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E826 C714j / 2-SIZE
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Map title:
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Map of the Missouri; of the higher parts of the Mississipi; and of the elevated Plain, where the Waters divide ... To which is added Mackenzie's track in 1789.
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Place of Publication:
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[Paris]
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Publisher:
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[Arthus Bertrand]
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Publication date:
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[1826]
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Map size height:
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48.1 cm.
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Map size width:
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49 cm.
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Item description:
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fold-out engraved map; plate 29
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Geographical description:
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Map of the western coast of North America from the Frozen Sea discovered by Sir Alexander Mackenzie to the confluence of the Ohio and the Mississippi rivers. Includes the Rocky Mountains, here called the Stony or Yellow Mountains, part of Hudson Bay, Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, and the course of the upper Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Cartographic elements include lines of latitude and longitude, some topographical details with descriptions of landmarks and soil types, location of rivers, settlements, native American tribes or nations, and rapids in the rivers.
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Source author:
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Collot, Georges Henri Victor, 1750-1805
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Source title:
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A journey in North America, containing a survey of the countries watered by the Mississipi, Ohio, and Missouri ... Atlas
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Source place:
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Paris : Printed for Arthus Bertrand, bookseller, no 23, Rue Hautefeuille, 1826
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Geographic Area:
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North America
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Historical notes:
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Collot's maps are some of the earliest of the Ohio River valley and were based on the explorations of Sir Alexander Mackenzie and George Vancouver.General Victor Collot fought under Rochambeau during the Revolution and later became governor of Guadeloupe. In 1796 he returned to North America to survey the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, probably on an espionage mission to incite settlers to join the French government. His work had been printed before his death in 1805, but was suppressed for political reasons and not sold until 1826.
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Normalized date:
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1826
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