A draught of the river Missisippi. From the Balise to Fort Cavendish : taken in the months of June, July, August, September, October, and November on a passage to the Illinois with his majesty's Thirty fourth Regiment in the year 1765

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Item Information

Title:
A draught of the river Missisippi. From the Balise to Fort Cavendish : taken in the months of June, July, August, September, October, and November on a passage to the Illinois with his majesty's Thirty fourth Regiment in the year 1765
Creator:
Pittman, Philip, active 1760-1770
Name on Item:
by Philip Pittman lieutenant of the 15th Regiment
Date:
1765
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Mississippi River--Maps
Louisiana--Maps
Mississippi--Maps
Arkansas--Maps
Tennessee--Maps
Kentucky--Maps
Missouri--Maps
Illinois--Maps
Places:
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Illinois
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 55.8 x 153 cm.
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Scale:
Scale of leagues.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Finished, colored topographical strip map of part of the Mississippi River. Many geographical features are noted along the river.
This map was published as A draught of the river Missisippi from the Balise up to Fort Chartres in Pittman, Philip. The present state of the European settlements on the Missisippi. London. 1770.
Identifier:
898
Barcode:
B3311253