Map of 1718 French Territory

Carte de la Louisiane et du cours de Mississipi dressee sur un grand nombre de memoires entrautres sur ceux de Mr. le Maire, par Guillme. de Lisle- Map- c.1718 map of French Colonial Louisan by cartographer G.

This is a map of the French Colonial Louisiana property from 1718. It also maps part of the US that was under British or Spanish rule. The map focusses on water ways and ports. There is a lot of detail put into the rivers like the Mississippi and its tributaries. Also, the other rivers that enter the Gulf of Mexico are very well detailed. The ports along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean are very detailed and may ports are included. 

This map acknowledges that the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains are present but beside that very little detail is given. The map does show some hilly or mountainous region in central US. 

This map values rivers and ports. It is logical for a 1718 map to value these, because rivers and ports allowed for people to access that land.