Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1902 — First Maps of Detroit. [ARTICLE]

First Maps of Detroit.

It is claimed that Joseph Gaspard Chuussgros De Dery, a French engineer, made the first maps of Detroit in 1740 and 1754. Ever buy anything from an “agent” that you really needed?