XL 1765 Map of the Course of the Mississippi River 16"x49" Wall Art Poster Print

Description

Course of the River Mississippi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres.
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Detailed Specifications
This is a reproduction of the original map.
Map Size: 16"x49"
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REMEMBER,
the smaller the map size the harder it is to read the text.
The Most Influential Map of the Mississippi River on the eve of the American Revolutionary War.
Highly detailed map from just north of the confluence of the Ohio River to the Gulf of Mexico.
Ross' map was the first official English survey of the Lower Mississippi, and one of the most historically significant American maps, delineating the British territorial gains following the French and Indian War and later establishing the future western boundary of the new United States. The map opened the area to settlement from the east and defined the western limits of the American colonies. It would also be an area of great intrigue in the years immediately following the publication of this map, as France and Spain both evaluated the prospects of extending and preserving their territorial claims in the region prior to the Louisiana Purchase.
Ross's map provides a depiction of the river and its topographical features, such as islands in the river, navigational instructions, other rivers and connecting tributaries, boundaries, towns and settlements, forts, local history (including the spot where De Soto discovered the Mississippi in 1541), quarries and potential mining areas, productive land, cane fields, and mountains and other topographical details. A number of Indian Tribes are shown, including the Flathead, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Chackhuma, "Akansas or the Handsome Men," Wiapes, Corrois, Yazoo, Ofogoulas, Chepoussea, Caskaskias, Colapissas (later known as Huoma), and others. Frederick Webb Hodge ( Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico) makes numerous citations to this map.
This map comes with a white border around the image
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-How are the prints shipped?
They are rolled and placed into a rigid tube or box.
-Is this available in a larger/smaller size.
Yes. For smaller or larger sizes, email us.