A map of part of West Florida done under the direction of the honourable John Stuart esqr: & by him humbly inscribed to his excellency Thomas Gage esquire general and commander in chief of all his majesty's forces in North-America

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Item Information

Title:
A map of part of West Florida done under the direction of the honourable John Stuart esqr: & by him humbly inscribed to his excellency Thomas Gage esquire general and commander in chief of all his majesty's forces in North-America
Contributor:
Stuart, John, 1718-1779
Creator:
Romans, Bernard, 1741?-approximately 1784
Name on Item:
survey'd & drawn by Bernard Romans beteen the month of June 1772 & January 1773
Date:
[1773]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Gulf Coast (U.S.)--Maps
Louisiana--Maps
Mississippi--Maps
Alabama--Maps
Florida--Maps
Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787
Places:
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Extent:
1 ms. map ; 54.5 x 76.1 cm.
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Scale:
Scale 1:300,000.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Finished, pen and ink chart showing in detail the coastline from the Mississippi Delta to Pensacola.
This map and the large map of West Florida (Brun 663) were taken to General Gage by Romans, and both were prepared under the supervision of John Stuart.
Stuart mentions this particular map in his letter to Gage from Charleston of April 22, 1773, Gage Papers (Clements Library).
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
883
Barcode:
B2500733