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Collection Overview
You may go directly to the collection Louisiana: European Explorations and the Louisiana Purchase in American Memory.
Louisiana: European Explorations and the Louisiana Purchase provide access to 119 items that document the exploration of the Louisiana territory and the Louisiana purchase. Included are maps, books, newspapers and images of the era that document the region.
Special Features
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Historical Eras
These historical era(s) are best represented in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
- The New Nation, 1780-1815
Related Collections and Exhibits
These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related primary and secondary sources. Browse the Collection Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web site.
- A Century of Lawmaking
- Map Collections 1500-2000
- Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America
- The Thomas Jefferson Papers
- Fill Up the Canvas
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