Changes et Progress of the Delta of the Mississipi (sic), from 1839 to 1851

Sub-Title

Extracts from the Capt. Talcott's map et from the U. S. Coast Survey: A. D. Bache Superinendant

Subject

Mississippi River delta

Date

1860

Mapmaker

Erhard, engraver; Janson, printer

Publisher

Thomassy, [Marie Joseph] R[aymond]

Place of Publication

New Orleans and Paris

Accession Number

not applicable

Condition

fair.

Curatorial Notes

LHC stacks, call # 557.63

Insets

1. Sub- Sketch of the Delta of the Mississipi (sic) 1851 2. Reconnaissance of 1851 3. [N. East and S. East Pass of the Mississippi River Delta]

Notes

From Thomassy's "Géologie Pratique de La Louisiane." Thomassy (1810-1863), a French hydraulic engineer, visited Louisiana and became interested in the Mississippi River and the state's coastal area. Thomassy's work was the first to describe the state's salt domes and to attempt to explain the origin of saltwater intrusions in Louisiana waterways.

Media Type

bound in book

Size

13 3/4 x 17 5/8

Storage

LHC call # 557.63