Carte particuliere de fleuve Saint Louis dressee dur les Lieux avec les noms des Sauvages du Pais, des Marchandises Qu'on Y Porte & Qu'on Recoit.
Printed in the Netherlands. L'Honore & Chatelai, Freres Chatelain, c.1720. Framed. Framed engraved map of the Great Lakes region of North America. 36.5 x 46 cm. Hand coloured. Center fold. Plate mark visible. Little to no foxing/toning. Small black mark above 'du' in the title. Laid paper with faint chain lines. French text. Taken from Chatelain's "Atlas Historique Volume VI" (originally published in 1920). The map shows the Great Lakes and south Hudson's Bay regions and depicts settlements, forts, trading posts, missions, and friendly/hostile Native American villages. Around the map are a series of panels listing the flora and fauna of the regions, and the Native tribes of different areas with a list of trade goods popular among them. Very good. Item #67689
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