"Map of Louisiana, from D'Anville's Atlas."
The map was drafted by delineator John Haywood and engraved by British artist Thomas Bowen after the popular work of French cartographer Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, and was published by John Harrison of London. The map includes an inset of Upper Louisiana, as well as some minor transla...
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Format: | Electronic |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/5620 |
Summary: | The map was drafted by delineator John Haywood and engraved by British artist Thomas Bowen after the popular work of French cartographer Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, and was published by John Harrison of London. The map includes an inset of Upper Louisiana, as well as some minor translation errors since its original source was French, such as "River destroy'd by the French" should instead reference a village. |
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