Derived from Nicholas de Fer's important four-sheet map of 1718, this is the most informative map of the French possessions in North America in the early 18th century. It was issued to promote the recently established Compagnie Francoise Occident, which was formed to fund the debt of Louis XIV and offered inducements to encourage settlement in Louisiana. Louisiana and the Mississippi Valley are based on Delisle's manuscript map of 1701, while the geography of New England and eastern Canada originates with Franquelin. Inset at top left is a large-scale map of the Mississippi Delta and Mobile Bay, based on the voyage of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville. This smaller version is found in atlases published by Ottens and other Dutch composite atlases. There is no engraver or publisher's imprint.

References: Kershaw #337; McCorkle #719.5.

Condition: B+

A sharp impression with full original color and very minor soiling. All areas with green pigment have been professionally backed with Japanese tissue to repair several cracks and a few tiny holes caused by the oxidation of the pigment and prevent any future cracking. There is an archivally repaired tear that just enters map border at bottom.