Summary

Description Marquette and jolliet map 1681.jpg	English: ca. 1681 map of the Mississippi River system, based on the 1673 expediton of Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet . This is one of many early maps made based on their descriptions of the interior of North America.
Date	1681
Source	http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4042m.rb000005
Author	Melchisédech Thévenot (1620–1692) Alternative names Melchisédec Thévenot Description French cartographer, author, scientist and diplomat Date of birth/death 1620s date QS:P,+1620-00-00T00:00:00Z/8 29 October 1692 Location of birth/death Paris Issy-les-Moulineaux Authority file : Q956547 VIAF : 125149066390465600931 ISNI : 0000000110282804 LCCN : n50014413 NLA : 35545539 Open Library : OL4768877A WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q956547 probably drawn by Melchisédec Thévenot based on earlier Marquette map..
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• 2010-04-12 18:35 Billwhittaker 860×2063× (819900 bytes) {{Information |Description = ca. 1681 map of the [[Mississippi River]] system, based on the 1673 expediton of [[Jacques Marquette]] and [[Louis Jolliet]]. This is one of many early maps made based on their descriptions of the interior of North America