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PDFLouisiana: European Explorations and the Louisiana Purchase LOUISIANA: EUROPEAN EXPLORATIONS AND THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION FROM THE GEOGRAPHY AND MAP DIVISION OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Table of Contents A Brief History of Louisiana to 1812 A Question of Boundaries European Explorations and Encounters Early Spanish Interests French Canada Explores the Mississippi River Valley Louisiana as a French Colony Difficult Early Years of the Colony Bienville and the Founding...
- Contributor: Geography and Map Division
- Date: 1803
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ArticleThe Cartographic Setting Evolving European and American Conceptions of Louisiana to 1803 Until 1803 the exploration and mapping of the territory acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase was undertaken by the major colonial powers for a variety of reasons. Chief among them was the occupation of the lower Mississippi Valley, as well as the attempted possession of the Great Plains, the Missouri Basin, and...
- Date: 1650