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    English: Illinois in 1718, approximate modern state area highlighted, from Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi by Guillaume de L'Isle.
    This map shows Chicago as being the strategic point of connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basin.
    Date (rev. 2009)
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    1. Library of Congress Public Domain Site: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3700.ct000666
    2. Modified by en:User:Billwhittaker to highlight Illinois
    Author
    Guillaume Delisle (1675–1726)  wikidata:Q1389662 s:fr:Auteur:Guillaume Delisle
     
    Guillaume Delisle
    Alternative names
    De L'Isle, Guillaume
    Description French cartographer
    Date of birth/death 28 February 1675 Edit this at Wikidata 25 January 1726 Edit this at Wikidata
    Location of birth/death Paris Edit this at Wikidata Paris Edit this at Wikidata
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    creator QS:P170,Q1389662
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    (Reusing this file)    		 US Govt Public Domain, also author +100 years

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    • 2009-07-25 15:17 Billwhittaker 589×737× (237103 bytes) {{Information |Description = Illinois in 1718, approximate modern state area highlighted, from ''Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi'' by [[Guillaume de L'Isle]]. |Source = Library of Congress Public Domain Site: http://hdl.loc.go

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    Illinois in 1718, approximate modern state area highlighted, from Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi by Guillaume de L'Isle.

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