A plan shewing the situation & construction for a seat of government on the Mississippi

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Item Information

Title:
A plan shewing the situation & construction for a seat of government on the Mississippi
Title (alt.):
This shews the construction on the side of each gate
Creator:
Campbell, John
Date:
[1774]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Dartmouth (La.)--Maps
Saint Francisville (La.)--Maps
Dartmouth, William Legge, Earl of, 1731-1801
Places:
Louisiana > West Feliciana (county) > Saint Francisville
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 49.6 x 68 cm.
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Scale:
Scale ca. 1:15,840. Scale of inset 1:2,880.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Finished, colored, topographical map marking the site of the proposed town of Dartmouth on the Mississippi and opposite Point Coupée.
Map includes the town plan and an inset showing the fortifications designed for each of its gates.
Map was possibly sent to Lord Dartmouth.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
902
Barcode:
B3316010