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Map of the Country of the Illinois, part of upper Louisiana

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Title
Map of the Country of the Illinois, part of upper Louisiana
Creator
Collot, Georges-Henri-Victor, 1750-1805  
Contributor
Illinois State Historical Library  
Scale
approximately 1:134,000  
Place of Publication
Springfield (Ill.)
Publisher
Illinois State Historical Library  
Date of Publication
1907  
Extent
1 map
Dimensions
36 x 58 cm
Notes
  • Original version: Paris : Arthus Bertrand, 1826.
  • [Collot's map of the Mississippi River was compiled from his observations during his reconnaissance of the West on behalf of the French government in 1796. The map is the finest map of any part of the Mississippi River of its era. It is perhaps the finest and most important early printed map of the greater St. Louis region, which was then known as the "Country of the Illinois." The map provides tremendous detail of the Mississippi River Valley from the Kaskaskia River in the south to the Illinois River in the north. While Collot's maps were engraved on copper in Paris in 1804, their publication was suppressed by the government. As a result, the plates were not printed until 1826, when they were issued in a limited number as Voyage dans l'Amerique Septentrionale, consisting of an atlas and text volumes in both French and English.]--Text regarding the original map from the website of Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps. Edited for clarity.
  • Detached from inside back cover of text: Cahokia records, 1778-1790 / edited with introduction and notes by Clarence Walworth Alvord. Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library, v. 2. Virginia series, v. 1. Springfield, Ill. : Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, 1907.
  • Differs from the original and some other editions in that it includes the note, "Date 1796." From Collot's Voyage dans l'Amerique Septentrionale with a few additions by the editor," lacks the plate no., PL. 28," and has no compass rose or other indicator of cardinal directions.
  • "Date 1796." From Collot's Voyage dans l'Amerique Septentrionale, with a few additions by the editor."
  • Oriented with north toward the lower right.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
Coverage-Spatial
Saint Louis Region (Mo.)  
Language
eng
Genre
  • Facsimiles  
  • Maps  
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
8953316
Collection Title
River Maps
Collection
River Maps
TitleMap of the Country of the Illinois, part of upper Louisiana
CreatorCollot, Georges-Henri-Victor, 1750-1805  
ContributorIllinois State Historical Library  
Scaleapproximately 1:134,000  
Place of PublicationSpringfield (Ill.)
PublisherIllinois State Historical Library  
Date of Publication1907  
Extent1 map
Dimensions36 x 58 cm
Notes
  • Original version: Paris : Arthus Bertrand, 1826.
  • [Collot's map of the Mississippi River was compiled from his observations during his reconnaissance of the West on behalf of the French government in 1796. The map is the finest map of any part of the Mississippi River of its era. It is perhaps the finest and most important early printed map of the greater St. Louis region, which was then known as the "Country of the Illinois." The map provides tremendous detail of the Mississippi River Valley from the Kaskaskia River in the south to the Illinois River in the north. While Collot's maps were engraved on copper in Paris in 1804, their publication was suppressed by the government. As a result, the plates were not printed until 1826, when they were issued in a limited number as Voyage dans l'Amerique Septentrionale, consisting of an atlas and text volumes in both French and English.]--Text regarding the original map from the website of Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps. Edited for clarity.
  • Detached from inside back cover of text: Cahokia records, 1778-1790 / edited with introduction and notes by Clarence Walworth Alvord. Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library, v. 2. Virginia series, v. 1. Springfield, Ill. : Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, 1907.
  • Differs from the original and some other editions in that it includes the note, "Date 1796." From Collot's Voyage dans l'Amerique Septentrionale with a few additions by the editor," lacks the plate no., PL. 28," and has no compass rose or other indicator of cardinal directions.
  • "Date 1796." From Collot's Voyage dans l'Amerique Septentrionale, with a few additions by the editor."
  • Oriented with north toward the lower right.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
Coverage-SpatialSaint Louis Region (Mo.)  
Languageeng
Genre
  • Facsimiles  
  • Maps  
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID8953316
Collection TitleRiver Maps
CollectionRiver Maps

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