Ships from Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle
Ships from Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, at Matagorda Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico coast of present-day Texas. The ship unloads cargo for the establishment of a French Colony in 1684. This occurred on LaSalles fourth ill-fated voyage which failed to discover the mouth of the Mississippi River, and his murder in a mutiny
Picture No
13125798
Media ID
45375755
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2225px x 3000px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
