A Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississippi

Scope and Content Notes

From Map Card:

John Senex, English Surveyor, engraver, publisher

This map sheet appears in New General Atlas, J. Senex, folio, 34 maps, 1721.

London: John Senex for William Law of Lanreston, Esq. [1721]

Shows Indian names & villages; routes of De Soto, S. Dennis, Cavelier

Phillips Maps p.368; Phillips Atlases, vol. 1, p.316 (entry #563, plate [33])

Archival Location

Collection: Gilcrease Museum Map Collection

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Archive Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

A Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississippi

Creator(s):

John Senex (Author)

Date:

1721

Classification:

Maps and Atlases

Object Type:

Map

Accession No:

39.557

Previous Number(s):

Map 24; 79751; Map 24; 3976.557

Department:

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 21 1/8in. (53.7cm)
Width: 24 1/2in. (62.2cm)

About the Contributor(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

John Senex

Biography:

English

Role(s):

Author

Size

Extent type: maps

Portion: whole

Number: 1

Dimensions: Overall: Length: 21 1/8 Inches, Width: 24 1/2 Inches

Inscriptions: Inscribed in type, "The Landing Place of Fyrnand Soto in 1539" in middle on recto; Inscribed in type, "Explanation: [house] Habitations of the Indians [asterisk] Promiscuous Nations [plus sign] Nations destroyed [snake emblem] Course of Soto and Mocoso towards the Mouth of the River Mississippi where they were pursued by the Indians" along bottom edge on recto; Inscribed in type, "These Nations make war with the Spaniards" along bottom edge on recto; Inscribed in type, "A French Fort established by M. de la Salle in 1685" above bottom edge on recto; Inscribed in pencil, "[Illegible signature] La p563 1721" in top right corner on verso; Inscribed in pencil, "Map.24" in bottom right corner on verso; Inscribed in typed text, "1721 SE 3" on white rectangular sticker in bottom right corner on verso.

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Senex, John. A Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississippi. 39.557. 1721. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://dci-collections.gilcrease.org/object/39557 (10/10/2019).

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A Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississippi

Scope and Content Notes

Archival Location

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Dimensions

About the Contributor(s)

Size

Marks and Inscriptions

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