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[MAP]. –– [GREAT LAKES REGION]. CHATELAIN, Henri Abraham (1684–1743). Carte Particuliere du Fleuve Saint Louis Dressee Sur Les Lieux Avec Les Noms Des Savages Du Pais… Amsterdam, 1719.
Engraved map (sight, 394 x 483 mm) with textual border using Lahontan’s text to create a summary of Indian tribes in the region, together with trade goods and their equivalent trade value for furs.
ONE OF THE BEST OBTAINABLE COMPILATIONS of the locations of the various French Missions, forts, and French and Indian settlements during the period. The map also provides one of the most interesting depictions of the Upper Mississippi River during the 18th century and an interesting distortion of Michigan. Chatelain’s map is an early derivative of Lahontan’s Carte Generale De Canada. Framed and matted using archival methods. Karpinski XLIX; Kershaw 307 (Plate 200).