John Ross. Course of the River Mississippi. 1775. Active Octavo Plumage full

Plumage full

For the benefit of settlers

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This refers to Nicolaas Witsen (1641-1717)

EXTREMELY FINE engraved view of the city of Quebec

John Ross. Course of the River Mississippi. 1775. Active Octavo Plumage fullROSS, Lieutenant John (1744 1809). Course of the River Mississippi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres; taken on an expedition to the Illinois. Engraved map with original hand color in outline. London: Robert Sayer, 1 June 1775. 46" x 21 1 4" sheet. An early map of the Mississippi River based on English sources, second issue with additions of Fort St. Leon and Fort St. Mary just south of New Orleans. Earlier English maps more generally focused on the