Carte géographique ancienne du Mexique et des Etats – Unis d’Amérique Guillaume Delisle & Dezauche cartographes – Original antique map

Rare  carte réalisée,  avec les privilèges du Roi, avec les nouveaux territoires européens de carte initialement mise en place par guillaume Delisle et augmentée par Dezauche en 1783.
Tableau explicatif des limites colorées avec les appartenances européennes de l’époque.

The use of the name United States (i.e. Etats Unis) in both the title and on the map is a very early recognition of the newly formed United States, as 1783 is the earliest that the name appears on a printed map.
This is the last issue of Delisle’s map that was first issued in 1703 with the title Carte du Mexique et de la Floride. Delisle’s map is regarded as the first map to correctly show the course of the lower Mississippi, accurately place the Great Lakes and locate many English coastal settlements. Its longevity and numerous copies by other mapmakers attest to the importance of this engraving.
Dezauche was Buache’s son-in-law, and the successor to the Delisle business. He altered the original title on the map to include the words Etats Unis. He also added a legend and color-coding to show the colonial possessions of England, France, Spain and the extent of the United States. Tooley (Amer) p.22 #53; cf Cumming (SE) #137.