Exploration Archive

  • Carte de la Louisiane et pays voisins, pour servir a l'Histoire générale des voyages. Bellin's History of the Louisiana Territory (1757) Date: 1757 Author: Jacques Nicolas Bellin Dwnld: Full Size (2.86mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the Louisiana Purchase that you might want to check out. Jacques Nicolas...0March 21, 2012

    Bellin’s History of the Louisiana Territory (1757)

    Carte de la Louisiane et pays voisins, pour servir a l'Histoire générale des voyages. Bellin's History of the Louisiana Territory (1757) Date: 1757 Author: Jacques Nicolas Bellin Dwnld: Full Size (2.86mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the Louisiana Purchase that you might want to check out. Jacques Nicolas...
  • Carte de la decouverte faite l'an 1673 dans l'Amerique Septentrionale Map of French Discoveries in America in 1673 Date: 1673 Author: Jacques Marquette Dwnld: Full Size (2.74mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the Mississippi River that you might want to check out. Late-17th-Century map by Jesuit Missionary and...0March 19, 2012

    Map of French Discoveries in America (1673)

    Carte de la decouverte faite l'an 1673 dans l'Amerique Septentrionale Map of French Discoveries in America in 1673 Date: 1673 Author: Jacques Marquette Dwnld: Full Size (2.74mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the Mississippi River that you might want to check out. Late-17th-Century map by Jesuit Missionary and...
  • A map of the British and French settlements in North America Bowen's Map of British and French Settlements in America (1755) Date: 1756 Author: T Bowen Dwnld: Full Size (8.43mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of European Colonialism that you might want to check out. Thomas Bowen provides this...0March 14, 2012

    Map of British and French Settlements (1755)

    A map of the British and French settlements in North America Bowen's Map of British and French Settlements in America (1755) Date: 1756 Author: T Bowen Dwnld: Full Size (8.43mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of European Colonialism that you might want to check out. Thomas Bowen provides this...
  • Nouvelle decouverte de plusieurs nations dans la Nouvelle France en l'année 1673 et 1674 Map of Jolliet's Discoveries in America in 1673 and 1674 Date: 1674 Author: Jolliet Dwnld: Full Size (7.86mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the Mississippi River that you might want to check out. Not...0February 20, 2012

    Jolliet’s Carte de la decouverte faite (1673)

    Nouvelle decouverte de plusieurs nations dans la Nouvelle France en l'année 1673 et 1674 Map of Jolliet's Discoveries in America in 1673 and 1674 Date: 1674 Author: Jolliet Dwnld: Full Size (7.86mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the Mississippi River that you might want to check out. Not...
  • From the Red River to the Rio Grande from explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route From the Mississippi to the Pacific (1856) Date: 1856 Author: John Pope Dwnld: Full Size (14.56mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we...0February 7, 2012

    Surveys for a Railroad Route to the Pacific (1856)

    From the Red River to the Rio Grande from explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route From the Mississippi to the Pacific (1856) Date: 1856 Author: John Pope Dwnld: Full Size (14.56mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we...
  • Map of the United States showing routes of principal explorers, from 1501 to 1844 Map of the United States showing routes of principal explorers, from 1501 to 1844 Date: 1907 Author: Bond Dwnld: Full Size (2.89mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of exploration that you might want to check...1February 1, 2012

    Principal U.S. explorers from 1501 to 1844

    Map of the United States showing routes of principal explorers, from 1501 to 1844 Map of the United States showing routes of principal explorers, from 1501 to 1844 Date: 1907 Author: Bond Dwnld: Full Size (2.89mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of exploration that you might want to check...
  • Louisiana Carey's Map of Louisiana in 1814 Date: 1814 Author: Mathew Carey Dwnld: Full Size (3.79mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the Louisiana Purchase that you might want to check out. Hey, Mathew Carey, your map of early 19th-Century Louisiana is looking a bit stout, there. Unless the...0January 3, 2012

    Carey’s Map of Louisiana in 1814

    Louisiana Carey's Map of Louisiana in 1814 Date: 1814 Author: Mathew Carey Dwnld: Full Size (3.79mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the Louisiana Purchase that you might want to check out. Hey, Mathew Carey, your map of early 19th-Century Louisiana is looking a bit stout, there. Unless the...
  • A chart of the internal part of Louisiana : including all the hitherto unexplored countries, lying between the River La Platte of the Missouri on the N., and the Red River on the S., the Mississippi east, and the mountains of Mexico west, with a part of New Mexico & the Province of Texas Pike's Map of the U.S. Midwest Showing Unexplored Territories (1810) Date: 1810 Author: Z M Pike...0January 2, 2012

    Pike’s Map of Unexplored Territories (1810)

    A chart of the internal part of Louisiana : including all the hitherto unexplored countries, lying between the River La Platte of the Missouri on the N., and the Red River on the S., the Mississippi east, and the mountains of Mexico west, with a part of New Mexico & the Province of Texas Pike's Map of the U.S. Midwest Showing Unexplored Territories (1810) Date: 1810 Author: Z M Pike...
  • Ribbon Map of the Father of Waters Ribbon Map of the Father of Waters; the Mississippi River in 1866 Date: 1866 Author: Coloney and Fairchild Dwnld: Full Size (10.99mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the Mississippi River that you might want to check out. Of the many "Ribbon...2December 12, 2011

    Ribbon Map of the Mississippi River (1866)

    Ribbon Map of the Father of Waters Ribbon Map of the Father of Waters; the Mississippi River in 1866 Date: 1866 Author: Coloney and Fairchild Dwnld: Full Size (10.99mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the Mississippi River that you might want to check out. Of the many "Ribbon...
  • Des Barres' chart of Plymouth Bay (1770s) Des Barres' chart of Plymouth Bay (1770s) Date: 1770s Author: Joseph Des Barres Dwnld: Full Size (6.5mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Massachusetts that you might want to check out. Happy U.S. Thanksgiving, folks. Here's a map of Plymouth Bay [gmap]; notable...0November 23, 2011

    Happy Thanksgiving – Plymouth Bay (1770s)

    Des Barres' chart of Plymouth Bay (1770s) Des Barres' chart of Plymouth Bay (1770s) Date: 1770s Author: Joseph Des Barres Dwnld: Full Size (6.5mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Massachusetts that you might want to check out. Happy U.S. Thanksgiving, folks. Here's a map of Plymouth Bay [gmap]; notable...
  • La Californie ou Nouvelle Caroline French Map Depicting California as an Island (1720s) Date: 1720 Author: Nicolas de Fer Dwnld: Full Size (11.18mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of California that you might want to check out. Another installment of Multi-Map Monday. People love "California as an Island". So...2November 21, 2011

    French Map Showing California as an Island (1720)

    La Californie ou Nouvelle Caroline French Map Depicting California as an Island (1720s) Date: 1720 Author: Nicolas de Fer Dwnld: Full Size (11.18mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of California that you might want to check out. Another installment of Multi-Map Monday. People love "California as an Island". So...
  • Indian map of the Upper-Missouri Indian Map of the Upper Missouri River (1801) Date: 1801 Author: J G Kohl Dwnld: Full Size (2.60mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the U.S. Midwest that you might want to check out. Another traced map by noted German geographer and map collector...0November 18, 2011

    Indian Map of the Upper Missouri River (1801)

    Indian map of the Upper-Missouri Indian Map of the Upper Missouri River (1801) Date: 1801 Author: J G Kohl Dwnld: Full Size (2.60mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the U.S. Midwest that you might want to check out. Another traced map by noted German geographer and map collector...
  • Carte générale du territoire d'Orléans comprenant aussi la Floride Occidentale et une portion du territoire du Mississipi Lafon's General Map of Louisiana (1806) Date: 1806 Author: Barthelemy Lafon Dwnld: Full Size (17.98mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Louisiana that you might want to check out. New Orleans' favorite...2November 2, 2011

    Lafon’s General Map of Louisiana (1806)

    Carte générale du territoire d'Orléans comprenant aussi la Floride Occidentale et une portion du territoire du Mississipi Lafon's General Map of Louisiana (1806) Date: 1806 Author: Barthelemy Lafon Dwnld: Full Size (17.98mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of Louisiana that you might want to check out. New Orleans' favorite...
  • Louisiana Lewis' Map of the Louisiana Purchase Territories in 1805 Date: 1805 Author: Samuel Lewis Dwnld: Full Size (5.32mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of exploration that you might want to check out. A map of the Louisiana Purchase territories, as prepared by British atlas maker Samuel Lewis --...0October 31, 2011

    Lewis’ Map of the Louisiana Territories (1805)

    Louisiana Lewis' Map of the Louisiana Purchase Territories in 1805 Date: 1805 Author: Samuel Lewis Dwnld: Full Size (5.32mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of exploration that you might want to check out. A map of the Louisiana Purchase territories, as prepared by British atlas maker Samuel Lewis --...
  • Map of Missouri River and vicinity from Saint Charles, Missouri, to Mandan villages of North Dakota Map of Missouri River Used by Lewis and Clark (1798) Date: 1798 Author: Nicolas de Finiels Dwnld: Full Size (10.45mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of exploration that you might want to check...0October 14, 2011

    Missouri River Map Used by Lewis and Clark (1798)

    Map of Missouri River and vicinity from Saint Charles, Missouri, to Mandan villages of North Dakota Map of Missouri River Used by Lewis and Clark (1798) Date: 1798 Author: Nicolas de Finiels Dwnld: Full Size (10.45mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of exploration that you might want to check...
  • Map of California shown as an island Vingboons' Map of California as an Island (1650s) Date: 1650 Author: Johannes Vingboons Dwnld: Full Size (10.96mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of California that you might want to check out. Another map by the coolest-named mapmaker I can think of: My...1October 13, 2011

    Vingboons’ Map of California as an Island (1650s)

    Map of California shown as an island Vingboons' Map of California as an Island (1650s) Date: 1650 Author: Johannes Vingboons Dwnld: Full Size (10.96mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of California that you might want to check out. Another map by the coolest-named mapmaker I can think of: My...
  • Floridae Americae provinciae recens Map of Florida and the Caribbean in 1588 - by De Morgues Date: 1591 Author: Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues Dwnld: Full Size (5.06mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the Carribean that you might want to check out. A map of late-16th Century Florida...0October 11, 2011

    Map of Florida and the Caribbean (1588)

    Floridae Americae provinciae recens Map of Florida and the Caribbean in 1588 - by De Morgues Date: 1591 Author: Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues Dwnld: Full Size (5.06mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of the Carribean that you might want to check out. A map of late-16th Century Florida...
  • Puerto Rico, Bahía de San Juan Commemorative Map of Christopher Columbus in Puerto Rico (1992) Date: 1992 Author: US Coast Survey Dwnld: Full Size (9.28mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of exploration that you might want to check out. Tomorrow is Columbus Day so here's a Columbus map. Not...0October 9, 2011

    Christopher Columbus Commemorative Map (1992)

    Puerto Rico, Bahía de San Juan Commemorative Map of Christopher Columbus in Puerto Rico (1992) Date: 1992 Author: US Coast Survey Dwnld: Full Size (9.28mb) Source: Library of Congress Print Availability: See our Prints Page for more details pff This map isn't part of any series, but we have other maps of exploration that you might want to check out. Tomorrow is Columbus Day so here's a Columbus map. Not...
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