Map of Bayou Manchac, Amite River & Pass Manchac, A.

Subject

Bayou Manchac, Amite River, Pass Manchac

Date

1868 Jan 10

Mapmaker

Hezlep, John K.

Place of Publication

[Washington, D. C. ?]

Accession Number

1989.002.004b

Condition

Fair. Tears along fold lines repared with archival tape; some staining, acidification. Needs conservation.

Curatorial Notes

Pamphlet from which this was taken is 1989.002.004.a, stored LHC RG 68 Dec 30, 1867; see 1989.002.004.c,d for additional maps. Second copy located T0055.1997.0136

Market Value

1989: pamphlet purchased from Jenkins Co, $65.00

Notes

Map made to accompany M. D. Mc Alester's report on the subject of rendering these channel ways navigable for first class steamboats. Includes notation, "The Trace of existing Channel ways is taken from the official State and Parish Maps on file in the State Capitol." From a pamphlet published in compliance with a resolution of the Senate March 11, 1867, for information in relation to the cost of opening, for first class steamboat navigation, Bayou Manchac, Amite River, Lakes Maurepas and Pontchartrain.

Size

11 1/4 x 36 1/4

Storage

c03d06