Plan of ye entrance of Pensacola harbour shewing ye situation of the new batteries laid out & begun building in March 1771

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Item Information

Title:
Plan of ye entrance of Pensacola harbour shewing ye situation of the new batteries laid out & begun building in March 1771
Contributor:
Brasier, William
Creator:
Sowers, Thomas
Date:
1771
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Pensacola (Fla.)--Maps
Pensacola Bay (Fla.)--Maps
Places:
Florida > Escambia (county) > Pensacola
Florida > Pensacola Bay
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 45.8 x 55.5 cm.
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Scale:
Scale 1:16,200.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Map executed in the style of Thomas Sowers, who was the engineer in charge of building the new fortifications at Pensacola.
Finished, colored chart of part of the harbor showing soundings and shallows.
Plans show details of the fort at Red Cliffs and batteries and forts on the mainland and Rose Island with notations describing three new batteries.
Identifier:
8325
Barcode:
B2495162