This map shows the Mississippi, Red, and Black Rivers according to Jacques-Nicolas Bellin’s ob
This map shows the Mississippi, Red, and Black Rivers according to Jacques-Nicolas Bellin’s observations during his role as a hydrographic engineer for the French government. It is included in his 1764 work, Petit Atlas Maritime, which contains over 500 maps of coasts and port cities. Here is a translation of the map’s “Remarques sur la Riviere Rouge” (Remarks on the Red River).The Red River is very difficult to navigate upriver, especially in low waters, but in high waters, we pass everywhere. Along its banks, there are a lot of lakes and wetlands. This river is full of crocodiles and fish. Its banks are abundant in wild animals such as oxen [or buffalo], bears, tigers, wolves, stags, and deer. There is also a quantity of game such as turkeys, geese, bustards, swans, and ducks of all species. All sorts of wild fruit trees and vine stocks that contain muscat [grapes] and other grapes.Images from: Bellin, Jacques Nicolas. Suite du cours du fleuve St. Louis : depuis la rivière d'Iberville jusq'à celle des Yasous, et les parties connues de la Rivière Rouge et la Rivière Noire. Paris, 1764.Call Number: G3200 DRAWER 1 MAP 39Catalog Record: https://bit.ly/30rj5Ec -- source link
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