Part A: List of maps and drawings accompanying Newberrys Ayer
MS 257
All of these are reproduced in the 2008 French edition, edited by
Carla Zecher, Shannon Dawdy, published by Editions Septentrion, Sillery,
Qubec.
A-1.
Carte du cap Franois de Saint Domingue, de lisle de Cube, de la Jamaque
avec le canal de Bahama, lentre du fleuve Saint Louis, et le pays de la
Louissianne
Carte
manuscrit, color, 676 x 335 mm. [Ayer MS 257 carte no. 1]
This
map was detached from the manuscript before the manuscript was added to the
Newberry Library collection (whereas the 22 other illustrations were at that
time still bound into its pages, and were removed later, to prevent further
damage to them). In all likelihood it served as a frontispiece to the prose manuscript,
because similar maps appear as frontispieces to the two extant copies of his
Poem. It is inscribed on the reverse carte general no 1.
A-2.
Isle Massacre ou Dauphine
Carte
manuscrite, colore la main, 220 x 173 mm [Ayer MS 257 carte no. 2]
Bound
facing page 55
A-3.
Plan de Pensacolle
Carte
manuscrite, colore la main, 235 x 183 mm. [Ayer MS 257 carte no. 3]
Bound
facing page 57
A-4.
Plan du vieux fort du Billoxi. 2 tablissement
Carte
manuscrite, colore la main, 219 x 173 mm. [Ayer MS 257 carte no. 4]
Bound
facing page 69
A-5.
Fort St Louis ou Nouveau Billoxy. 3me tablissement
Carte
manuscrite, colore la main, 233 x 177 mm. [Ayer MS 257 carte no. 5]
Bound
facing page 104
A-6.
Plan du fort des Yachoux, concession de Mgr le duc de Belle Isle et
associz. Dtruit 1729
Carte
manuscrite, colore la main, 306 x 225 mm. [Ayer MS 257 carte no. 6]
Bound
facing page 122
A-7.
Plan de la Nlle Orleans, ville capitalle de la Louissianne
Carte
manuscrite, colore la main, 455 x 340 mm. [Ayer MS 257 carte no. 7]
This
map was likewise detached from the manuscript before it was acquired by the
Newberry library. An inscription on the reverse indicates that it was once
bound opposite page 134.
A-8.
Habitation de lautheur sur le fleuve
Carte
manuscrite, colore la main, 224 x 176 mm. [Ayer MS 257 carte no. 8]
Bound
facing page 212
A-9.
Carte du fort Rozalie des Natchez franois avec ses dpendances et village des
sauvages
Carte
manuscrite, colore la main, 451 x 347 mm. [Ayer MS 257 carte no. 9]
Bound
facing page 224
A-10.
Campement de larme Tombecb
Carte
manuscrite, colore la main, 265 x 184 mm. [Ayer MS 257 carte no. 10]
Originally
placed facing page 256
A-11. [Campement] de larme franois
[devant u]n village des ennemis [_______] les Chicachas le 26 [de mai] 1736
Carte
manuscrite, colore la main, 321 x 205 mm. [Ayer MS 257 carte no. 11]
Bound
facing page 262
A-12.
Carte du Pouldu avec ses environs et la cte de la mer o on y voit la
disposition de nos batteries et corps de garde, avec lendroit o les anglois
ont faits leur descent, le premier octobre mil sept cent quarente six, dans
lesprance o ils estoient de se rendre maistres de LOrient et par cette
conqueste, semparer de la Bretagne; mais o ils ont perdus leurs peines
Carte
manuscrite, colore la main, 389 x 314 mm. [Ayer MS 257 carte no. 12]
Bound
facing page 308
A-13.
Concession des Chaouachas appartenante cy devant Mgr le duc de
Belleisle et associz
Carte
manuscrite, colore la main, 332 x 224 mm. [Ayer MS 257 carte no. 13]
Bound
facing page 355
A-14.
Sauvage la chasse
Dessin,
color la main, 207 x 169 mm.
Bound
facing page 359
A-15.
Sauvage avec ses anciennes armes, arc et flche; sauvages dansant le calumet,
avec le chichicoua la main; sauvage piqu, avec ses armes nouvelles
Dessin,
color la main, 225 x 177 mm.
Bound
facing page 360
A-16.
Instruments de musique
Dessin,
color la main, 207 x 169 mm.
Bound
facing page 362
A-17.
A. Sauvagesse femme de chef avec ses ornement et une vantail de queue de
dinde ; B. Sauvagesse couverte dune couverture de dinde ou doye et une
micouanne ; C. Fille pucelle ayant un pillon en main pour piller le mahy ou
bled de turquie
Dessin,
color la main, 222 x 175 mm.
Bound
facing page 369
A-18.
Manirre et reprsentation dun cadre, ou les sauvages brulent petit feu
leurs prisoniers esclaves ; A. Lendroit o on met le feu aprs les tourments
souferts ; B. Tas de canne quon allume pour poser le feu ou on veut ; C.
Chevelure leve avant quon fasse souffrir lesclave
Dessin,
color la main, 153 x 170 mm.
Bound
facing page 379
A-19.
Instruments de guerre et batons gravs, et larbre qui marquent la guerre
dclare dune nation une autre
Dessin,
color la main, 207 x 171 mm.
Bound
facing page 380
A-20.
Boeuf sauvage
Dessin,
color la main, 170 x 139 mm.
Bound
facing page 407
A-21.
Logement de lautheur la Nlle Orleans
Carte
manuscrite, colore la main, 225 x 176 mm. [Ayer MS 257 carte no. 14]
Bound
facing page 409
A-22.
Crocodille ou cayment fixant ses ufs
Dessin,
color la main, 174 x 107 mm.
Bound
facing page 425
A-23.
Serpent sonettes trs dangereux, chaque grelot la queue fait chaque anne
Dessin,
color la main, 174 x 107 mm.
Bound
facing page 425
Part P: Maps and drawings in the manuscript of Dumonts Poeme
en vers in the Bibliothque de lArsenal, Paris
For this copy of his mock-epic poem, Dumont made a frontispiece
map similiar to those that introduce the Library of Congress copy of the poem
(C-5 below) and the Ayer MS 257. But whereas the Library of Congress copy does
not contain any other illustraions, the Arsenal copy includes a fold-out map of
Natchez bound into it at the appropriate point in the second canto, and then
sixteen pages of illustrations at the back of the small volume, most of which
are keyed to the relevant page number in the text. Many of these illustrations
are divided into two or three panels arranged vertically on the small pages of
the volume, and are not titled. I have transcribed whatever words appear,
identifying the animal, plant, or place. Most also have a page number
indicating the place in the MS to which they belong. In the edition of the poem
by Marc Villiers de Terrage, all the images are reproduced in black and white,
and we provide the corresponding figure numbers from the Journal de la
Socit des Amricanistes de Paris, 1931.
Its interesting that on the back of the page of the sixteenth
illustration, and on the facing page, the first page of the endnotes, there is
a palimpsest of an additional illustration, of a calumet du paix, a drum, a
rattle, and then at bottom of page, two tomahawks. Then turning the page, to
the middle of the four pages of endnotes, one can make out at the top a bow, in the middle a
cabane with thatch roof, and at bottom a couple more things difficult to
discern. These palimpsests seem to
be from additional illutrations that lay between these pages.
P-1
Carte du
continent de lAmerique et de ses isles principales les ports havres &
rades, le debouquement du canal de Bahama lentre du fleuve du Missisipy avec
les postes des Francois etablis en ce pays (1744)
Villiers du
Terrage, planche III
P-2 Carte de la disposition des maisons des
habitants francois des natchezle village des savuages et deux concessions
avant le massacre.
[Compare to A-9] Although this map is not drawn so carefully as Dumonts
other Natchez maps, it includes one important detail; the house in the Tioux
village corresponding to Roussins on the other maps is here labelled
habitation de lauteur.
P-3. [JSAP fig. 39]
dessus: ille massacre ou nomee
Dauphine
dessous: pensacolle et ille
Saint Rose pl. 2 pg. 7 [Compare to A-2]
P-4. [JSAP fig. 40]
dessus: Vieux fort ou
billoxy
dessous: nouveau billoxy pl. 3 p. 10 [Compare to A-4 et A-5]
P-5. [JSAP fig. 41]
dessus: bayou St. jean, Nouvelle
Orleans ancienne
dessous: place de la nlle.
Orleans page 15
P-6. [JSAP fig. 42]
dessus: Carte particuliere de la
nouvelle orleans ___ des habitations, des environs, jusquau bayou St. Jean.
Renfermait une lieue en quarr de pays
dessous: concession de la terre
blanche, fort des natchez page 19 [Compare to A-7]
P-7. [JSAP fig. 44]
dessus: Village des Tonicas
dessous: fort des natchez page 29
P-8. [JSAP fig. 45]
dessus: plan du fort de la
mobille, avec la riviere qui menes aux chactas et chicachas. page 119 ou p. 41
dessous: Rivierre de la mobille,
fort de tombecbe page 44 et 97
P-9. [JSAP fig. 46]
dessus: campement de larmee de Mr.
de Bienville, fort des chicachas page 52
dessous: rivierre st. francois,
fort de lentrepos page 62
Voir A-10 et A-11.
P-10. [jsap fig. 47]
dessus: A fort de lentrepos B fort de Lassomption C riviere a margot D campement de larmee E chemin pour aller aux chis pag. 69
dessous: concession des
chaouachas page 87
Voir A-13.
P-11. [JSAP fig. 55]
dessus: fort des yachous [Compare to A-6]
dessous: maison du sergent
assasin pare les chicachas page 110
P-12. [JSAP fig. 48]
[aucun titre; une carte du bas
Mississippi]
P-13. [JSAP fig. 53]
dessus: calumet de ceremonie,
chichicoua, pot ou caisse, casse tete
milieu: crocodrille [Compare to A-22]
dessous: cassetetepoteau de
ceremonieserpent a sonette
The crocodrile as well as P-13,
P-14 and P-17 are available in a series of images of zoology on the site French
Louisiana 1682-1803, at:
http://www.louisiana.culture.fr/en/jds/jds_nat_tab_zoo.html#
P-14. [JSAP fig. 52]
dessus: manierre dAprocher de toutes sortes animaux Sauvages en
chasse [Compare to A-14]
milieu: ours
dessous: barbue, serpent bariole du jaune et rouge
P-15. [JSAP fig. 50]
dessus: grondin chouxpique
dessous: poisson arm
P-16. [JSAP fig. 51]
dessus: sauvage avec ses armes ancienne, sauvages avec les armes
francoises
dessous: sauvagesse marie, fille pucelle
This image, as well as P-16 and the top part of P-13 is available
in the series on anthropology at:
http://www.louisiana.culture.fr/en/jds/jds_nat_tab_ant.html#
P-17. [JSAP fig. 49]
dessus: manierre de bruler les esclaves [Compare to A-18]
dessous: sauvage avec ses anciennes armes
P-18. [JSAP fig. 49]
dessus: boeuf sauvage, serpent noir
milieu: arbre portant de la cire Plaqueminier
dessous: morille, champignon
The middle and lower images are available in the series on botany
at:
http://www.louisiana.culture.fr/en/jds/jds_nat_tab_bot.html#
Partie C: Liste annote des autres cartes conserves dans les
Archives franaises.
Many of these maps are available from the websites of the French
archives that hold them, and a few links are included. I will soon work on providing
links or x-references to them on Prof. Steponaitis webpage at <http://rla.unc.edu/EMAS/local-settl.html>
Maps on a large scale, of the entire Louisiana Colony, or of
the Caribbean:
C-1- Carte de lisle de St. Domingue ainsy que celles de Cube, de
la Jamaique, avec le Canal de Bahama, et la province de la Louisiane, Lentre
du fleuve de saint Louis, le tout depuis les dix sept degree de laltitude
jusquau quarente cinquieme degr Paris, Archives Nationales N III no. 2
This map is very similar to A-1, including a similar title and the
same coat of arms of Belle-Isle. A major difference is that this map, like C-3,
includes a large lac remply des carpes monstrueuses west of the Mississippi
in the approximate location of the Atchafalaya Basin.
C-2 - Carte de la Province de la Louissianne autrefois dit le
Missisipy Paris, Archives Nationales N III no. 13
Similar in scope to A-1 and C-1, and including the Belle-Isle coat
of arms, but more embellished, with many small trees, as well as the names of
Indian tribes and the locations of key events in the history of the colony,
such as the fort de lassomption ou lest M. de Bienville en 1739 et 1740 et
ou il na rien fait.
C-3 - Carte de la Province de la Louissianne Paris, Service
historiques de la marine, Chateau de Vincennes GEM 7C 210
The three maps in the GEM (Guerre tat-Major) collection all
include a coat of arms different from those of Belle-Isle and of dArgenson
which Dumont drew to accompany the dedications of his two manuscripts. This
map, like C-2, is embellished with notes on the Chickasaw Wars as well as
sketches of many animals. Jack Jackson has commented that Scientific mapmakers
in France must have cringed with they saw Dumonts primitive pictographs, and
it is a miracle that so many of them have survived.
C-4 - Carte de la Province de la Lousiane autrefois le Missisipy
Paris, Bibliothque nationale, SHM (Service Historique de la Marine) 138bis
-1-17.
The coat of arms here is distinct from the three others Dumont
drew on other maps. This map has a lengthy explication des chiffres with
entries 1-14 describing with a critical eye key places and events in the
history of the colony, such as fort de lassomption ou larmee a rest tenter
pendant six mois au bout des quels on a donn la paix aux ennemis. The list
concludes il ny a point a douter un moment quil ny aye aussi de riches
mines and is signed Dumont de Montigny.
C-5 - Carte de la Province de la Louissianne et ses depende avec
le cour du Fleuve Saint Louis autrefois dit Missisipi Washington, D.C.,
Library of Congress MSS 5849
Similar to C-4, except here the Explication des Chiffres uses
letters A-Z. Extends north to the Illinois country and the Missouri River
C-6 - Plan du cours de la Riviere de Missoury avec le fort
dorleans etablis par les francois ou M. de Bourgmont ch. m. de st. Louis
Paris, Archives de la ministre des affaires trangers Miss. 2 [perdu depuis
1948]
This is the only map Dumont drew of an area where he had never
been. Nonetheless it is cartographically more accurate than C-1 through C-5,
portraying shows quite faithfully the course of the river and its numerous
tributaries across the modern state of Missouri. tienne Vniard de Bourgmont
had explored the Missouri River and established Fort dOrleans in 1724 before
returning to New Orleans in the autumn of that year. He sailed for France on
the Gironde in
September of 1725. Although Dumont
doesnt mention it in the Mmoire, he must have met with Bourgmond or other
members of his expedition and worked from their sketches or detailed
descriptions during this period.
Perhaps it was during a visit to New Orleans from Pascagoula that he
drew both of these maps, as well as C-9.
C-7 - Cours de la rivierre des Arcansas ou zotaois dans laquelle
a et le Sr. de la Harpe a la decouverte dun rocher demeraudes en 1722, et la
ditte R. releve par le Sr. Dumont demontigny lieutent de la Compagnie des
indes et des Concessions du Marechal duc de Belleisle, etablie au yazoux
Paris, Archives Nationales 6 JJ 75 Collection Delisle.
The six sketch maps in the Delisle collection most likely date
from 1750-51, when Phillippe Buache confirms that Dumont was in Paris, and may
have met with him and requested these maps. This one is based on his exploration
of the Arkansas River in 1722 and includes the concessions near the mouth of
the river as well as several other features he describes, including the
bouillon deau sale and a pierre de marbre.
Maps of concessions and towns:
Biloxi
C-8 - Billoxy Paris, Archives Nationales 6 JJ 75 Collection
Delisle #14140
Comparable to A-4, A-5 and P-3, this map shows the camps of the
concessions as they were in 1721. Signed Par M. Du Mont de Montigny
Fort dOrleans
C-9 – Plan du fort d'Orlans, sa situation et celle des
terrains sur la rivire du Missoury XXXIX degrs XLV minutes de latitude.
[Sign Dumont de Montigny. Rose des vents fleurdelyse huit
branches; le titre est suivi d'une lgende avec renvois alphabtiques indiquant
les btiments l'intrieur du fort; au bas de la feuille, une autre lgende
avec renvois chiffrs explique les diffrentes parties du terrain: maisons,
cultures, prairies, tang; indication du cours du Missouri.]
Centre des archives d'outre-mer (France), 04DFC 63B
This map was presumably drawn at the same time as C-6.
Available at http://bd.archivescanadafrance.org
Ile Dauphine
C-10 - Ile dauphine premier etablissement de la compagnie des
indes en 1716 Paris, Archives nationales 6 JJ 75 collection Delisle #14139
Comparable to P-2, A-2 and A-3, this map portrays the coast from
Mobile to Pensacola. Signed Par M. Du Mont de Montigny
Natchez
C-12 - Carte du fort Rozalie des natchez francois ou lon voit la
situation des concession et habitations tells quelles etoient avant le
massacre arriv le 29 Novembre 1729 et le tout par la faute de celuy que la
compagnie des indes avoit choisy pour y commender Paris, Archives Nationales N
III no. 12 (Louisiane)
Comparable to A-9 and P-1 but drawn with somewhat greater care,
and including names of the residents next to many of the houses. These include:
Sr. Mac sous-lieutenant, de la Loire,
Sr. Laforge, Beausejour, Laforest, Sr. Chauvin, Sr. Fauchet, le Sr.
Rousin, Sr. Ladouceur, Sr. Mouton, Sr. Poulain, Frederique Chirurgien major,
Sr. Le Clerc, Sr. Dumen, Sr. Villeneuve, Sr. Navarre, Sr. Ricard, Sr. Lallemand, Sr. Pellerin , Couvreur,
Cambrelot, Lebenux, Picard, Sr. Solarc, Derni, Rousseaux, Les Bohemes (3
houses), Maison de la femme chef, Sr. Dumont, and Sr. Roussin aux Tioux.
Available at http://www.civilization.ca/vmnf/collect/Natchez/carte_e.htm
and a detail of the Terre Blanche concession at
http://www.louisiana.culture.fr/en/syst/syst_conc_c.html#ancre
Note that the other map on that webpage, of the Chopitoulas
concession, is wrongly attributed to Dumont.
C-12 bis Carte
particuliere de Natchez ...
Service
hydrographique. Bibliothque. C 4044-48
Vincennes
Receuil 68 #60
C-13 - Fort Rosalie des Natchez eloigne de la Nlle. Orleans de
cent lieues en montant la fleuve, il a ete detruit pare les sauvages natches la
29 November 1729 Paris, Ministere de la Guerre, Archives Historiques,
Etat-Major 7C 211
The title continues:
cetoit le meilleur endroit que les francois possedoient, bon air,
bonne terr, propre a toutpar la faute dun seul tout a ete detruit les hommes
tus, les femmes et enfants pris esclaves et tout leurs biens perdus. On this
map the various houses are not
labelled but the two large concessions, St. Catherines and Terre Blanche, are
drawn in detail and include explanatory text similar to C-11. A detail of Terre
Blanche is available at: http://rla.unc.edu./natchez/ entry A9.
Nouvelle Orlans
C-14 - Le Grand Bayou [Bayou St. Jean] Paris, Archives
Nationales 6 JJ 75 Collection Delisle #14141
Depicts the habitations of Dugu, dHauterive, Giraudy, and Lavigne,
and the path leading to New Orleans, though not the city itself. Signed Par M.
Du Mont de Montigny
C-15 - Plan de la Nouvelle Orleans Ville Capitalle de la Province
de la Louissianne autrefois connee par le Nom Du Missisipi en lAmerique septentrionalle
Paris, Chateau de Vincennes, SHD receuil 68 #74.
Similar but more elaborate that A-7, showing the city, the Bayou
St. Jean, and the surrounding forest, along with a Explication des Lettres
Alphabetiques including A through Z and 1 through 23. The opposite bank of the
Mississippi is not shown, however. An inset at lower left is a map of the
entire mississippi valley, quite similar to C-5.
C-16 Carte de la
Nouvelle Orleans et ses environs...4ieme etablissement de la Colonie Paris, Chateau de Vincennes, SHD receuil 68 #73 includes inset of one city block.
C-17
Carte de la Nouvelle Orleans et
du Bayou St. Jean ... 30 Novembre, 1731
BSH C
4044-65bis
Vincennes
Receuil 68 #77, a cruder version of C-15, although it does have a date.
C-18 - Plan de la Nouvelle Orleans Ville Capitalle de la
Louissianne et ses environs GEM 7C 216
Like C-14, an Explication des chiffres includes letters A-Z and
numerals 1-23, but they are not identical. For example #16 is the habitation du
roy on the west bank of the Mississippi.
C-19 - Plan de la Nouvelle Orleans ville capitale de la Province
de La Louissianne nommee autrefois le Missisipy Paris, Archives Nationales N3
no. 11
Similar to A-7, but it has the Belle-Isle coat of arms also found
on C-1 and C-2. Some dwellings are labelled, but there is no long explication
des chiffres Moreover, it lacks the inset detail of how N.O. blocks were
subdivided that appears on A-7 and in the Mmoires historiques.
C-20 –
Carte particuliere contenant depuis la Nouvelles Orlans 10 lieus de longuer
le long du fleuve avec le terrain des habitants qui fleurissoient sous Mr.
Prier
Service
hydrographique. Bibliothque. C 4044-49.
Vincennes
Receuil 68 #61
Pascagoula
C-21 - Carte de la Rivierre des Pascagoulas et sa source et son
emboucheure Paris, Archives Nationales 6 JJ 75 Collection Delisle #14138
Depicts the entire length of the Pascagoula River, originating in
the montagnes des Chactas. A village des Paskagoulas is shown, as well as
the de la Pointe concession, the habitation du graveline canadien and the
concession du Sr. Chaumont, le Sr. de la garde en etoit directeur en 1722.
Signed Par Mr. Du Mont de Montigny
C-22 - Carte de la riviere de Pascagoula, o lon voit la
situation des isles, lacs, et terrain des habitans.BN Ge DD 2987-8818.
Includes detailed insets of the habitations of Mr. de la Pointe
and of Mr. de Chaumont which each has its own explication des chiffres.
Available at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b67002996.notice
Pensacola
C-23 - Plan de Pensacole et des deux Forts Espagnols pris par
lescadre de Mr. de Chamelin, le 9 de Sepembre 1719. ce Plan lev par le S. D___ apres la prise du Fort par order
de Mr. de Chamelin, qui le fit razer avec une partie des Maisons. Paris,
Chateau de Vincennes, SHM 138-9-6
This map and C-21 are drawn in a handwriting and a sketch style
that differs from Dumonts work on all the other maps, and thus the attribution
is tentative. However, the format here is very close to A-3, and the D___ would
logially be Dumont.
Yazoo
C-24 - Carte de la Rivierre des Yazoux ou Yachoux Archives
Nationales 6 JJ 75 Collection
Delisle #14137
The contrast between this map and A-6 and P-11 is that this shows
the length of the Yazoo River, with the fort and concession appearing as small
sketches near the bottom. Again signed Par Mr Du Mont de Montigny.
C-25 – Plan du fort St. Claude des Yasous, construis et
trac par lauteur le Sr. D___ pour le concession du Sr. leblanc et ses
associes fait en 1722 Paris, Vincennes, SHM Receuil 68 #78.
See C-19. In format this map is similar to A-6 and P-10 and the
map in the MH
2:85.
C-26
Plan du fort St. Claude des
Yasous ... construit par le Sr. D. pour la concession de Mr. Le Blanc et ses
associs en 1722
Karpinski Map
Collection MapPhoto France BSH C
4044-64
Vincennes
Receuil 68 #76
Part M: Maps and illustrations in Dumonts published book Mmoires
historiques
sur la Louisiane.
Although these are not manuscript works in Dumonts hand, I
provide this list for the purpose of comparison and cross reference. They are
at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b23006064.planchecontact
MH-1. Carte
de la Louisiane vol. I, p. 1, dress et grav par Chambon.
MH-2.
LAsminier , vol. 1, p. 54
Compare Le Page
du Pratzs illustration of the same tree in Histoire
de la Louisiane, Paris, 1758, t. 2, p. 20, and at: http://www.louisiana.culture.fr/en/jds/jds_nat_tab_bot.html#
MH-3. Le
Cotonier , vol. 1, p. 54
Compare
Le Page du Pratz, Cotonnier or Platane [American
sycamore]
Histoire
de la Louisiane, Paris, 1758, t. 2, p. 40
http://www.louisiana.culture.fr/en/jds/jds_nat_tab_bot.html#
MH-4. Le
Pacanier , vol. 1, p. 59
MH-5. Le
Plaqueminier , vol. 1, p. 59
Compare
Dumonts illustration P-17.
MH-6. Terrein
dun habitan en Elevation , vol. 2, p. 47, pl. VI
These appear to have been based on A-21 the illustration of
Dumonts home there.
MH-7.
Disposition des quatres iles ou quartiers qui forment la Nouv.lle
Orleans , vol. 2, p. 47, pl. VII
Based
on the inset in A-7 showing the plan for four islands or blocks in New Orleans.
MH-8. . Plan de la Nouvelle Orleans Capitale de la
Louisiane , vol. 2, p. 51, pl. VI
MH-9. Plan de
la Concession de M. Le Blanc et associs aux Yazoux , vol. 2, p. 85, pl. XVIII
Appears to have been based on A-6, although the Explication des
Chifres is not as lengthy.
MH-10. Plan
du Fort Rozalie des Natchez avec ses Environs , vol. 2, p. 94, pl. IX
May have been based on A-9, although there is no Explication des
chiffres, and the only habitations labelled are those of Mr. de Rousin and
of Mr. du Sr. Chepard.