Mississippi River Gallery

Mississippi River and the city of Minneapolis, 1870s

Minneapolis, village of St. Anthony, and St. Anthony's Falls on the Mississippi River, Minnesota, 1870s.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Father Jacques Marquette holding a peace pipe to greet Native Americans during his journey to the upper Mississippi River, 1673.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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DeSotos route in Louisiana

Western part of De Soto's route, from Desisle's map published in 1707.
Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century illustration

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