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1749 French Colonial Map

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This portion of a 1749 French colonial map entitled "Cours du Mississipi et La Louisiane" by Robert de Vaugondy shows Native American tribe locations as well as Lake Pontchartrain and a primitive view of the east/west navigational "short cut" between Gulf of Mexico and the lake. (Courtesy Louisiana Digital Library.)

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