1752 Carte de la Louisiane Par le S d’Anville

This d’Anville map depicts a large section of the Gulf of Mexico, focusing on the coastline of Louisiana, and is one of the best obtainable large format maps of the region from the mid-eighteenth century. D’Anville based his work on manuscript maps of Valentin Devin, a member of the 1719 expedition for Compagnie d'Occident (Company of the West, also known as the Mississippi Company). Their objective was to explore and chart the coastline, and over the next several years Devin produced many important maps of the bays and coastal features which occur in the area, including some depicting the coastline between Texas and the Fort Crevecoeur region. These maps served as models for d’Anville. In the east, the map notes Fort Crevecour (1717-1722) and an unnamed Spanish Fort. The Bays of Pensacola, Mobile and Pacagoula are extensively surveyed and include detailed soundings. Biloxi and Vieux (Old) Biloxi (Fort Maurepas), are depicted, and Fort Louis, established in 1702 and abandoned in 1711,