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Carte detroit Erie, remontant jusqu'au Lac Huron

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Open book Carte detroit Erie, remontant jusqu'au Lac Huron

Title Carte detroit Erie, remontant jusqu'au Lac Huron

Creator Des Champs de Boishebert, Henri-Louis, 1679-1736

Date 1850

Language French

Subjects Indians of North America, Manuscript maps

Description Tracing made ca. 1850 by Pierre Margry from ms. map by army captain and Detroit commandant Henri-Louis Des Champs de Boishebert; traced from original in the Service Hydrographique library (Paris).
Title from photograph of original in Louis C. Karpinski Map Collection (Newberry Library).
Dedication on tracing: A Monseigneur le Comte de Maurepas, ministre et secretaire detat de lamarine. Par son tres humble, tres obeissant et tres soumis serviteur Deboishebert. 1731.

Summary Shows Detroit River, the Windsor and Detroit regions, the northern coast of Lake Erie, and the southern half of Lake Saint Clair; identifies rivers, dry and wet prairies, Fort Pontchartrain, and Indian villages. Original in the Service Hydrographique extends further north through the Saint Clair River to the southern coast of Lake Huron.

Extent 1 ms. map : hand col., cloth ; 374 x 474 mm

Format Maps

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Pierre Margry Manuscript Map Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS map 188

BibID 132461

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 6267px × 5070px 90.94 MB

Filename 991324618805867_Ayer_MS_map_188_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11HPXY