Route of René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle, 1684–87 Route of Henri Joutel after death of La Salle Place of La Salle’s death Fort 0 300 miles 0 300 km Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea ATLANTIC OCEAN Matagorda Bay Lake Ponchartrain Cuba Ft. St. Louis Ft. Prudhomme O h i o R . Red R. T e n n e s s e e R . M i s s i s s i p p i R . B razo s R . T r i n i t y R . A r k a n s a s R A P P A L A C H I AN M T S. A P P A L A C H I AN M T S. LOUISIANA S P A N I S H F L OR I D A N René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle’s Failed Expedition, 1684–1687 © Infobase Publishing