[Map of] Pass & Bayou Manchac & Amite River, B

Sub-Title

Extract from Dept. of the Gulf Maps No. 49 & 49

Subject

Mississippi River from Bayou Manchac to English Turn; Lakes Maurepas, Pontchartrain, Borgne; Pass Manchac; Manchac as an island

Date

1868 Jan 10

Mapmaker

Mc Alester, M. D.

Place of Publication

[Washington, D. C. ?]

Accession Number

1989.002.004d

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.b-c for additional maps

Market Value

1989: pamphlet purchased from Jenkins Co, $65.00

Notes

Map made to accompany Mc Alester's report on his examination and survey of Pass Manchac, Bayou Manchac, and the Amite River: 40th Congress, 2nd Session, Senate Executive Document # 31: 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

6 1/4 x 12 1/4

Storage

c03d06