THE CHICAGO'S HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S COLLECTION, THE FRENCH MAP SHOWING THE ROUTE FOLLOWED JOLIET AND FATHER MARQUETTE IN EXPLORING THE GREAT LAKES REGION.Father Jacques Marquette S.J. (June 10, 1637 – May 18, 1675),sometimes known as Père Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste. Marie, and later founded St. Ignace, Michigan. In 1673 Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet were the first Europeans to see and map the northern portion of the Mississippi River.(WIKIPEDIA)
Photo measures 10 x 8 in.
