Map of Louisiana (Mississippi)
A hand-colored engraved map of the Mississippi River basin and Gulf Coast, with green, pink, and yellow regions and a decorative cartouche at upper left showing figures and a waterfall. Lettering in French labels the Golfe du Mexique, Louisiane, and the Great Lakes, with a compass rose and decorative ornament at lower right.
- Artist
- Johann Baptista Homann
- Date
- after 1718
- Medium
- Etching and engraving, hand-colored, on white laid paper
- Source
- Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
- Size
- 1280 × 1068 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Español: Mapa de Luisiana (Misisipi) de Johann Baptista Homann
Mapa grabado y coloreado a mano de la cuenca del río Misisipi y la costa del Golfo, con regiones verdes, rosas y amarillas y un cartucho decorativo en la esquina superior izquierda con figuras y una cascada. Las leyendas en francés indican el Golfe du Mexique, la Louisiane y los Grandes Lagos.
Português: Mapa da Louisiana (Mississippi) de Johann Baptista Homann
Mapa gravado e colorido à mão da bacia do rio Mississippi e da costa do Golfo, com regiões verdes, rosa e amarelas e um cartucho decorativo no canto superior esquerdo com figuras e uma cachoeira. Legendas em francês indicam o Golfe du Mexique, a Louisiane e os Grandes Lagos.
