Map

Carte de La Riviere du detroit depuis Le Lac Erie jus'ques au Lac Ste Claire [Map of the Detroit River from Lake Erie up to Lake St. Claire]

Decorative color map, "Carte de La Riviere du detroit depuis Le Lac Erie jus'ques au Lac Ste Claire [Map of the Detroit River from Lake Erie up to Lake St. Clair]," adapted by C.E. Hickman from the original 1752 map by Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry. The map is drawn in blue and yellow and shows the Detroit River with Lake Erie at bottom and Lake St. Clair at top. Islands and ships are shown in the Detroit River. The names of French land owners are marked on American and Canadian shores. The title block on the bottom left includes a note regarding observations made about the land in 1755.