026 Carte De La Louisiane, French United States c.1731 Paper Products:24x30 or 24x36 an alchemist's furnace

an alchemist's furnace

rich marine life

County boundaries and names are identified

including the Florida West Indian manatee (sea cow) and sea turtles

and thousands of rivers and lakes

026 Carte De La Louisiane, French United States c.1731 Paper Products:24x30 or 24x36 an alchemist's furnaceDe L'Isle's "Carte de la Louisiane" published in approximately 1731 would become the primary reference source for exploration of the Mississippi and Missouri river valleys and was used by other cartographers as late as 1797. Believed to be the oldest map consulted in the planning of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. All sizes are approximate.