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File:Claude Bernou Carte de lAmerique septentrionale.jpg

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English: Map of the northern part and parts of the southern parts of the America, from the mouth of the Saint Laurent River to the Island of Cayenne,with the new discoveries of the Mississipi (or Colbert) River. This map shows the results of the expeditions of Father Marquette and L. Jolliet (1673) and the Cavelier de la Salle expedition in the Mississipi valley. The map shows three forts built between 1679 and 1680: Conty fort (near Niagara Falls), Miamis Fort (south of Michigan lake), and Crèvecœur fort (Left bank of the Illinois River). Mississippi river course is only shown upstream of Ohio confluence.
Français : Carte de l'Amérique septentrionale et partie de la méridionale depuis l'embouchure de la rivière St Laurens jusqu'à l'isle de Cayenne avec les nouvelles découvertes de la rivière de Mississipi ou Colbert [attribuée à l'abbé Bernou]. Montre le résultat des expéditions du is (au sud du Lac Michigan), fort Crèvecœur (rive gauche de l'Illinois). Le cours du Mississippi n'est figuré que jusqu'à sa confluence avec l'Ohio. Collation : 1 carte, ms. col. , 163 × 147 cm
Čeština: Mapa severní části a částí jižních částí Ameriky, od ústí řeky Saint Laurent po ostrov Cayenne, s novými objevy řeky Mississipi (neboli Colbert). Tato mapa ukazuje výsledky expedic otce Marquette a L. Jolliet (1673) a expedice Cavelier de la Salle v údolí Mississipi. Mapa ukazuje tři pevnosti postavené v letech 1679 až 1680: pevnost Conty (poblíž Niagarských vodopádů), pevnost Miamis (jižně od Michiganského jezera) a pevnost Crèvecœur (levý břeh řeky Illinois). Kurz řeky Mississippi je zobrazen pouze před soutokem s řekou Ohio.
Date circa 1681
date QS:P,+1681-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Bernou, Claude (b. 16..–d. 17..), Abbot
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18:23, 15 May 2005Thumbnail for version as of 18:23, 15 May 20053,792 × 3,576 (5.89 MB)David.Monniaux (talk | contribs){{Français}} '''Auteur :''' Bernou, Claude (16..-17..?), abbé '''Titre :''' ''Carte de l'Amérique septentrionale et partie de la méridionale depuis l'embouchure de la rivière St Laurens jusqu'à l'isle de Cayenne avec les nouvelles décou

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