Sepia map with names of Native peoples in French in what is now Mississippi, Alabama, west Georgia, north Florida, and Tennessee.
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For many years, I’ve had a beautiful copy of the first map of the United States, made in 1784 in French, from the Newberry Library, hanging on the wall. I face it every day as I sit at my desk. As you can see in this closeup photo, it says “GOLFE DU MEXIQUE.”
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