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DescriptionMarquette 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."
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Source http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4042m.rb000005
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Melchisédech Thévenot  (1620–1692)  wikidata:Q956547 s:en:Author:Melchisédech Thévenot
 
Melchisédech Thévenot
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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 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Paris Issy-les-Moulineaux
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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 ※] system, based on the 1673 expediton of ※] and ※]. This is one of many early maps made based on their descriptions of the interior of North America

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Software usedAdobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
File change date and time13:28, 12 April 2010
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