Delta of the Mississippi.
Sub-Title
Surveyed at the Suggestion of the Special Board of Engineers, Appointed to Devise a Plan for Improving the Entrance of the Mississippi River
Subject
Mississippi River from Forts Jackson and St. Philip to Gulf of Mexico, delta, Oyster bay, Ray Ronde, Blind Bay, Garden Island Bay, mud lumps, depth soundings, Station Coquille, bayou, Balize, light house, Robinson's Point, Battledore Island, Isle au Breton, Station Alligator
Date
1838 Feb - Jul
Mapmaker
Talcott, A., and Th[omas] J. Lee; W. J. Stone, engraver
Publisher
War Department, Bureau of Topographical Engineers
Place of Publication
Washington, D. C.
Accession Number
1992.079.002
Condition
Good. Some foxing, especially in margins, small tears, lower left margin.
Curatorial Notes
Mud lumps have been photographed as well as the map.
Notes
Includes images/names of two of mud lumps: "The Wart," and "Carr's Lump," both in North East Pass.
Size
41 1/4 x 29 1/4
Storage
c05d10