1732/1752 Carte de la Louisiana

By: Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville Date: 1732 / 1752 (published) Paris Dimensions: 21 x 36 inches (53.4 x 91.5 cm) This is an authentic antique map of the gulf coast and Mississippi River Valley during French and Spanish occupation. The map was published by Jean Baptiste d’Anville out of Paris in 1752. This extraordinary map is one of the more desirable large format maps of the gulf coast from its time. The map extends from Cabo del Norte (present day Louisiana / Texas border) east to Cabo Escondido (near present day Tallahassee, Florida). The Mississippi River Delta, Mobile Bay, and Pensacola Bay are shown with great detail that includes villages, forts, rivers, and varying water depths. A large insert shows the extent of the Mississippi River Valley as far north as present day Wisconsin and west to Kansas. Much of the coastal cartography was derived from earlier manuscript work compiled by the French Engineer Valentin Devin. The interior detail comes from another French Enginee