Map of the Country of the Illinois

Collot, Georges-Henri-Victor, 1750-1805

1826

map

Saint Louis (Mo.)
Illinois
Mississippi River
Cahokia (Il.)

1820-1829

Collot’s maps of Louisiana were made in 1796 and were most likely planned for military intrigues and colonial conquest, but the work transcended its purpose in thoroughly documenting the earliest settlements of the Illinois Country. These plans were the most detailed to their time.

From Collot's work "Voyages dans l'Amérique Septentrionale, ou Description des pays arrosés par le Mississippi, l'Ohio, le Missouri et autres rivières affluentes..." Published in Paris by A. Bertrand, 1826.

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