File:Illinois 1718.jpg

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English: Illinois in 1718, approximate modern state area highlighted, from Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi by Guillaume de L'Isle.
This map shows Chicago as being the strategic point of connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basin.
Date (rev. 2009)
Source
  1. Library of Congress Public Domain Site: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3700.ct000666
  2. Modified by en:User:Billwhittaker to highlight Illinois
Author
Guillaume Delisle  (1675–1726)  
 
Alternative names
De L'Isle, Guillaume
Description French cartographer and Royal geographer
Date of birth/death 28 February 1675  25 January 1726 
Location of birth/death Paris Paris
Work location
Paris 
Authority file
  • : Q1389662
  • VIAF: 19841342
  • ISNI: 0000000121232028
  • ULAN: 500405524
  • LCCN: n50080616
  • NLA: 36751222
  • WorldCat
creator QS:P170,Q1389662
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(Reusing this file)		 US Govt Public Domain, also author +100 years

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Illinois in 1718, approximate modern state area highlighted, from Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi by Guillaume de L'Isle.

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