Amplissimae Regionis Mississipi seu Provinciae Ludovicianae, Johann Baptist Homann

YEAR PUBLISHED: 1720

Amplissimae Regionis Mississipi seu Provinciae Ludovicianae

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DESCRIPTION

An exemplary map of the Mississippi River Valley and the eastern part of the American continent. Commonly called the 'Buffalo Map' for its distinctive decorative cartouche showing a stylized buffalo, this map is derived from the reports of Hennepin, who explored the upper Mississippi and Great Lakes regions as a Jesuit Missionary in the late 1600s as well as an earlier 1718 map of the same region by G. De L'Isle.

The map covers much of the modern-day United States from Mexico, New Mexico, and Texas north to Canada and the Great Lakes and from Florida Keys, north along the entire Eastern Seaboard to northeastern Canada.

The political divisions of the time are shown in vivid color and include Nouveau Mexique (pink) along and then parallel to the Rio de Norte (Rio Grande), La Louisiane (yellow) covering from present-day Texas to Alabama and north to include all five of the Great Lakes, and both the upper and lower Mississippi River Valleys to the western border of the English Colonies, Florida (pink) consisting most of the American southeast, the English Colonies (green) along the Atlantic seaboard, and finally Canada (pink) comprising the upper portion of the map north of the Great Lakes.

The map shows various explorers' routes, settlements, Indian tribes, villages, water courses, topography (shown pictorially), forts, harbors, ports, and other locations noted. More cartouche artistry depicts Niagara Falls, , wildlife, a native, a Franciscan Priest, and an English soldier.

FULL TITLE

Amplissimae Regionis Mississipi seu Provinciae Ludovicianae a R.P. Ludovico Hennepin Francisc Miss in America Septentrionali Anno 1687. Detectae, Nunc Gallorum Coloniis et Actionum Negotiis Toto Orbe Celeberrimae

MAPMAKER/CARTOGRAPHER/AUTHOR

Johann Baptist Homann (March 20, 1664 - July 1, 1724)

PUBLISHER

PUBLICATION

Published in Homann's Neuer Atlas, the Atlas Major, and many other composite atlases well into the late 1700s, making specific instances of the map all but possible to date with precision. Most examples thus reference the original publication date, c. 1720.

DIMENSIONS (Inches)

24.75 X 21

CONDITION

VF, Colored (not clear on how much color is original vs later color). See photos for details.