The communication between the Iberville and the river Mississippe

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Item Information

Title:
The communication between the Iberville and the river Mississippe
Contributor:
Robertson, Archibald, approximately 1745-1813
Contributor:
Fraser, Alexander
Creator:
Durnford, Elias, 1739-1794
Date:
[1770]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Manchac, Bayou (La.)--Maps
Mississippi River--Maps
Places:
Louisiana > Manchac, Bayou (stream)
Mississippi River
Extent:
1 ms. map ; 38.9 x 47 cm
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Scale:
Scale 1:63,360.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Enclosed in letter to Gage, May 4, 1770.
Pen and ink outline map showing the course of the Mississippi in the area where it is joined by the Iberville River, the boundary between British West Florida and Spanish Louisiana.
Identifies location of Fort Bute, built in 1765 and abandoned in 1768.
Extensive remarks provide sources of cartographic information and describe the rivers.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
5575
Barcode:
B1938959