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Title
Carte d'une partie du Lac Superior avec la decouverte de la riviere depuis le grand portage A jusqu'au Lac Ouinpigon, ou on a construit le fort...
Creator
Chaussegros de Lery, Gaspard-Joseph, 1682-1756
Date
1850
Place
North America
,
West (U.S.)
Language
French
Subjects
Indians of North America
,
Manuscript maps
Description
"Fait a Quebec le 17 8bre. 1734."
Tracing by Pierre Margry made ca. 1850 from 1734 ms. map in the Service Hydrographique by military engineer Joseph-Gaspard Chaussegros de Lery. Based on 1732 ms. map by Christophe Dufrost de La Jemerais. Obscured on verso: Mr. de la Verendrye [?]--possible reference to Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de la Verendrye.
Pen-and-ink; drawn on 3 sheets pasted together.
Summary
Shows large region in Western Canada and the West (U.S.), but most detailed in the area roughly bounded by the northern shore of Lake Superior, the Pigeon River, Lake of the Woods, Lake Winnipeg, and the Assiniboine River. Identifies forts, villages, Indian regions, the route to and "Riviere de l'Ouest," and the "chemin des guerriers."
Extent
1 ms. map ; 473 x 1,044 mm
Format
Maps--Early works to 1800
Archival Collection Title
Edward E. Ayer Collection
,
Pierre Margry Manuscript Map Collection
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
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Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
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Call Number
Ayer MS map 192
BibID
132463
Size
13330px × 6217px 237.13 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
Filename
991324638805867_Ayer_MS_Map_192_00001.tif
Unique Identifier
NL11HPXP
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