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A map of the Long River and of some others that fall into that small part of the great river of Missisipi wich is here laid down |A map drawn upon the stag skins by the Gnacsitares

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Title A map of the Long River and of some others that fall into that small part of the great river of Missisipi wich is here laid down |A map drawn upon the stag skins by the Gnacsitares

Creator Moll, Herman, -1732

Publisher Newberry Library

Date 1703

Place Mississippi River Valley, United States--Minnesota River Valley

Subjects Geographical myths, Imaginary places, Indians of North America

Description Volume 2, opposite page 1. Scale approximately 1:12,500,000. he maps detail the course of the fictional Long (or Longue) River between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains|both are drawn within the same neat lines, but are divided by parallel dashed lines with the caption "separation des ces deux cartes". The first map, on the right and eastern half of the sheet, includes Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, and shows the extent of Baron de Lahontan's westward voyage on the Long River from its confluence with the Mississippi River. The second map, on the left and western half of the sheet, and attributed to native Indian sources, shows the Long River ending at the foot of the Rocky Mountains and an unnamed river flowing west from the mountains through Mozeemlek country.

Extent 1 map |17 x 34 cm

Format Engravings, Maps

Call Number Graff 2364

Projects Tag Great Lakes Digital Collection (Newberry Library), Mapping Manifest Destiny: Chicago and the American West

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 6979px × 4500px 89.88 MB

File Created 07/31/2012

Filename 999306878805867_NL000781.tif

Unique Identifier NL11X4CW