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Fac-simile of the autograph map of the Mississippi or Conception River
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Between May and September 1673, Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet crossed what is now Wisconsin and traveled down the Mississippi River as far as Arkansas before returning; they were the first Europeans to do so. This is a facsimile of a map believed to have been drawn by Father Marquette describing their travels. Recognizable features include Green Bay, the Fox and Wisconsin River portage, and the Mississippi River, called here the Conception. This version of Marquette's map is taken from G.K. Warren's 1876 Report on the transportation route along the Wisconsin and Fox rivers in the State of Wisconsin between the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan.
1876
Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675 (cartographer)
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Autograph Map of the Mississippi River
1673
Facsimile of the autograph map of the Mississippi or Conception River drawn by Father Marquette at the time of his voyage. From the original preserved at St. Mary's College, Montreal.
Stories of Wisconsin: Joliet and Marquette discover Mississippi
May 02, 1920
Milwaukee Journal
Father Marquette's story of traversing Wisconsin to reach the Mississippi
Oct 15, 1941
Milwaukee Journal
