A MAP OF LOUISIANA AND OF THE RIVER MISSISSIPI
Date1721
Cartographer
John Senex (1678-1740)
After work by
Guillaume de L'Isle (1675-1726)
Publisher
John Senex (1678-1740)
OriginEngland, London
MediumLine engraving with period hand color on laid paper
DimensionsOH: 19 7/8" x OW: 23 1/2"; Plate H: 19 3/8" x W: 22 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1968-134
DescriptionThe upper margin reads: "A MAP OF LOUISIANA AND OF THE RIVER MISSISSIPI By John Senex"The lower right cartouche reads: "THIS MAP/ of the/ MISSISSIPI/ Is Most humbly Inscribed/ to William Law of Lawreston Esq."
Label TextThis map appeared in John Senex's "A New General Atlas," 1721.
