Section of the Mitchell map (1755) to show the trail probably followed by De Soto's army from the Chickasaw country to the Mississippi [map].
by United States De Soto Expedition Commission
Publisher: Washington : Government Printing Office, 1939] .Description: 1 map ; 14 x 23 cm .Subject(s): Soto, Hernando de, ca. 1500-1542 | Trails -- Southeastern states -- Maps | Choctaw Indians -- Maps -- To 1800 | Chickasaw Indians -- Maps -- To 1800 | America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish | Southern States -- Maps -- To 1800 | Mississippi -- Maps -- To 1800 | Mississippi River -- Maps -- To 1800 | Maps -- 16th Century | Mississippi -- History -- Exploration period, 1539-1698 Online Resources: Link to Electronic Resource| Item type | Location | Collection | Call Number | Status | Notes | Date Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online Electronic Resource | Electronic Records | MA/85.0007(a)/no.7 | Open Shelf | Link to Electronic Resource | |
| Archive Request | Archival Reading Room | Maps | MA/85.0007(a)/no.7 | Available |
Date of situation: 1542.
Covers: parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.
Relief shown by hachures.
From: The Final Report of the United States De Soto Expedition Commission.
"Map no. 8"
Provenance: removed in 1985 from Final Report (973.16/Un3f/c.2) p. 347.
Map scanned as TIFF file then converted to Zoomify JPEG, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 2008.
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