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Northern section of the Ross map, 1765. St. Genevieve is designated by the name Misére

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Title
Northern section of the Ross map, 1765. St. Genevieve is designated by the name Misére
Creator
Ross, John, active 1762-1789  
Contributor
Illinois State Historical Library  
Place of Publication
Springfield (Ill.)
Publisher
Illinois State Historical Library  
Date of Publication
1915  
Extent
1 map
Dimensions
10.4 x 15.3 cm
Notes
  • Issued as unnumbered plate preceding page 97 in text: Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society for the year 1914 : Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Society, Springfield, Illinois, May 7-8, 1914. Publication no. 20 of the Illinois State Historical Library. [Springfield, Ill.] : Board of Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, [1915].
  • Reproduction of northern section of map: Course of the River Mississippi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres, taken on an expedition to the Illinois, in the latter end of the year 1765 / by Lieut. Ross of the 34th Regiment. London : printed for Robt. Sayer, 1775.
  • Relief shown pictorially.
  • Shows Mississippi River, adjacent towns, and the River's tributaries from St. Philip in the north to the Lick River in the south.
Coverage-Spatial
Kaskaskia River (Ill.)  
Language
English
Genre
Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
8891800
Collection Title
River Maps
Collection
River Maps
TitleNorthern section of the Ross map, 1765. St. Genevieve is designated by the name Misére
CreatorRoss, John, active 1762-1789  
ContributorIllinois State Historical Library  
Place of PublicationSpringfield (Ill.)
PublisherIllinois State Historical Library  
Date of Publication1915  
Extent1 map
Dimensions10.4 x 15.3 cm
Notes
  • Issued as unnumbered plate preceding page 97 in text: Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society for the year 1914 : Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Society, Springfield, Illinois, May 7-8, 1914. Publication no. 20 of the Illinois State Historical Library. [Springfield, Ill.] : Board of Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, [1915].
  • Reproduction of northern section of map: Course of the River Mississippi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres, taken on an expedition to the Illinois, in the latter end of the year 1765 / by Lieut. Ross of the 34th Regiment. London : printed for Robt. Sayer, 1775.
  • Relief shown pictorially.
  • Shows Mississippi River, adjacent towns, and the River's tributaries from St. Philip in the north to the Lick River in the south.
Coverage-SpatialKaskaskia River (Ill.)  
LanguageEnglish
GenreMaps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID8891800
Collection TitleRiver Maps
CollectionRiver Maps

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