LA HARPE, Jean-Baptiste Benard de (1683-1775) Carte nouvelle de la partie de l'Ouest de la Louisanne faitte sur les observations, recherches, et decouvertes de ...1722 Country_United States date and purpose of this

date and purpose of this map are speculative

His commercial art brought him into contact with some of the most influential individuals and corporations of his time

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placing the title cartouche over the “Neutral Ground” west of the Mississippi claimed by both the United States and Spain

but it seems reasonable to suppose that he trained as an artist in his native town

LA HARPE, Jean-Baptiste Benard de (1683-1775) Carte nouvelle de la partie de l'Ouest de la Louisanne faitte sur les observations, recherches, et decouvertes de ...1722 Country_United States date and purpose of thisJean Baptiste Bnard de LA HARPE (1683 1756) Carte nouvelle de la partie de l'Ouest de la Loisianne faitte sur les observations, recherches, et decouvertes de Mr Benard de la Harpel'vn des Commandants au d(it) Pas Manuscript map in ink and watercolor of the southern portion of North America and northern Mexico Paris: Dpt des cartes et plans de la Marine, 1722 Sheet size: 22 5 8 x 36 3 4 inches; Frame size: 31 3 4 x 45 3 4 inches COMPARABLE: Sotherby's