The proposed town of Dartmouth on the Mississippi River

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Item Information

Title:
The proposed town of Dartmouth on the Mississippi River
Creator:
Campbell, John
Name on Item:
Ino. Cambel, lieut. of engineers, A.D. 1774
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. ; 49.2 x 67.8 cm.
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Scale:
Scale ca. 1:15,840.
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.
Block of text at right is long note from Cambel to Dartmouth extolling the virtues of the site and recommending settlement.
Note below author's signature states: The propos'd town of Dartmouth, is 9 leagues above the Iberville and 3, below Point Coupé.
Identifier:
901
Barcode:
B3315835