Detail - Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi, 1718
This detail is from the 1718 DeLisle map titled "Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi]: dressee sur un grand nombre de memoires entrautres sur ceux de Mr. le Maire / par Guillaume Del'isle del Academie R'le. des Scie...

Detail - Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi, 1718
This detail is from the 1718 DeLisle map titled "Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi]: dressee sur un grand nombre de memoires entrautres sur ceux de Mr. le Maire / par Guillaume Del'isle del Academie R'le. des Scie...

Detail - Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi, 1718
This detail is from the 1718 DeLisle map titled "Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi]: dressee sur un grand nombre de memoires entrautres sur ceux de Mr. le Maire / par Guillaume Del'isle del Academie R'le. des Scie...

Detail - Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi, 1718
This detail is from the 1718 DeLisle map titled "Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi]: dressee sur un grand nombre de memoires entrautres sur ceux de Mr. le Maire / par Guillaume Del'isle del Academie R'le. des Scie...

Detail - A new map of the north parts of America claimed by France..., 1719
A detail from the 1719 Moll World Map showing the Palaxy Bay (Apalachee Bay) of Florida, coastline, major rivers including the Apalaxy River (Apalachicola River), and settlements including Pensacola under French control, Santa Maria de Palaxy (San Ma...

Detail - A new map of the north parts of America claimed by France..., 1719
A detail from the 1719 Moll World Map showing the Florida peninsula, coastline, major rivers including the St. Whan's River (St. Johns River) and St. Pedro River, and settlements including St. Augustine. This map shows the claimed territories of Fran...

Detail - A new map of the north parts of America claimed by France..., 1719
A detail from the 1719 Moll World Map showing the southernmost Florida peninsula, coastline, the Straits of Florida, Ponce Bay (Ponce De Leon Bay), Carlos Bay (Charlotte Harbor), The Tortugas (Dry Tortugas, Cape Florida (Cape Sable), and village loc...

Detail - A map of Louisiana and of the river Mississipi, 1719
This detail is from the 1719 map by John Senex "A map of Louisiana and of the river Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi] showing the Apalachee Bay area of Florida. Senex took quite freely from Guillaume de L'Isle's 1718 map of North America, including ...

Detail - A map of Louisiana and of the river Mississipi, 1719
This detail is from the 1719 map by John Senex "A map of Louisiana and of the river Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi] showing the north peninsular area of Florida. Senex took quite freely from Guillaume de L'Isle's 1718 map of North America, includi...

Detail - A map of Louisiana and of the river Mississipi, 1719
This detail is from the 1719 map by John Senex "A map of Louisiana and of the river Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi] showing the Tampa Bay area of Florida. Senex took quite freely from Guillaume de L'Isle's 1718 map of North America, including the ...