[Map of West Florida and the Mississippi River] : John Campbell
Item Information
- Title:
- [Map of West Florida and the Mississippi River] : John Campbell
- Description:
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An outline map of West Florida and Louisiana - from Galveston Bay to Santa Rosa Bay on the Gulf coast, and extending northwards as far as "Fort de l'Assumption" (located in present-day Tennessee).
- Cartographer:
- Campbell, John
- Former owner:
- Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797
- Former owner:
- Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies
- Date:
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1774
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
- Location:
- British Library
- Collection (local):
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British Library Collection
- Subjects:
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Fortification--Mississippi River--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Mississippi River--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
West Florida--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Places:
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Mississippi River
Florida
- Publisher:
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[Pensacola?] :
I. C. Lieut.t of Eng.rs,
- Notes (date):
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9999
- Notes:
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Signed "I. C. Lieut.t of Eng.rs A.D. 1774" at lower right - see Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers for John Campbell at Pensacola Fort
See Add Ms 57,715.20. - also signed "I. C."
Shows scale bar at lower left (6.5 inches = 96 miles)
Shows nomenclature in red ink
Shows text at lower right describing fortfications and their value - "So that upon the whole, I think I may safely pledge my Life, satisfactorilly, and beyond a Doubt, to prove that all the Military-Buildings ever errected by is, in West Florida, are not worth One Thousand Pounds to Government".
Copy at Add Ms 27,716.5. Red stamp of R.U.S.I. at lower centre. Comprises 2 sheets, joined, and laid on linen. Green circular label to verso showing "12". White label to verso showing "DRAWER 30 SECTION 2". Blue label to verso showing "A 30/87". Stamped in black ink "ADD. MS. 57,716(5)".
- Extent:
- 1 map on 2 sheets : joined, laid on linen, manuscript pen and ink ; 94 x 69 cm
- Scale:
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Scale approximately 1:936,000
- Language:
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English
- Catalog Record:
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http://searcharchives.bl.uk/IAMS_VU2:IAMS040-001999749
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
