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File:Marquette and jolliet map 1681.jpg

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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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Melchisédech Thévenot  (1620–1692)  wikidata:Q956547 s:en:Author: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 Edit this at Wikidata Issy-les-Moulineaux Edit this at Wikidata
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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 [[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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