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Map Map of the Red River in Louisiana from the Spanish camp where the exploring party of the U.S. was met by the Spanish troops to where it enters the Mississippi, reduced from the protracted courses and corrected to the latitude

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Title

  • Map of the Red River in Louisiana from the Spanish camp where the exploring party of the U.S. was met by the Spanish troops to where it enters the Mississippi, reduced from the protracted courses and corrected to the latitude

Names

  • King, N. (Nicholas), 1771-1812, cartographer.
  • Shallus, Francis, engraver.

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : Engrav'd by F. Shallus, 1806.

Headings

  • -  Red River (Tex.-La.)--Maps
  • -  United States--Texas--Red River
  • -  United States--Louisiana--Red River

Genre

  • Maps

Notes

  • -  Also shows cities and towns, Indian settlements, and features in the region along the Red River.
  • -  King's final work based on the Freeman-Curtis expedition of 1806.
  • -  Oriented with north toward the upper left.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Copy annotated in pencil in lower right corner
  • -  Copy imperfect: Taped on upper left portion and fold line completely torn to separate right portion of map.

Medium

  • 1 map ; 21 x 71 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3992.R4 1806 .K5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2003623378

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

King, N. , Cartographer, and Francis Shallus. Map of the Red River in Louisiana from the Spanish camp where the exploring party of the U.S. was met by the Spanish troops to where it enters the Mississippi, reduced from the protracted courses and corrected to the latitude. Philadelphia: Engrav'dby F. Shallus, 1806. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2003623378/.

APA citation style:

King, N. & Shallus, F. (1806) Map of the Red River in Louisiana from the Spanish camp where the exploring party of the U.S. was met by the Spanish troops to where it enters the Mississippi, reduced from the protracted courses and corrected to the latitude. Philadelphia: Engrav'dby F. Shallus. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2003623378/.

MLA citation style:

King, N. , Cartographer, and Francis Shallus. Map of the Red River in Louisiana from the Spanish camp where the exploring party of the U.S. was met by the Spanish troops to where it enters the Mississippi, reduced from the protracted courses and corrected to the latitude. Philadelphia: Engrav'dby F. Shallus, 1806. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2003623378/>.