Map of the Southwest Pass, Mississippi River.

Subject

Southwest Pass, Mississippi River, transportation, depth soundings

Date

1898 Mar 24 - Apr 21

Mapmaker

[U. S. Corps of Engineers]; J. A. Ockerson; Norris Peters Co., lithographers

Publisher

U. S. Congress, House of Representatives, 55th Congress, 3rd Session

Place of Publication

Washington, D. C.

Accession Number

1997.001.017.01.07

Condition

Good. Some acidification and paper loss along folds.

Curatorial Notes

Maps, booklet, visuals, 1997.001.017.01.01-11, stored seperately in same drawer.

Market Value

1997: purchased from Michael Ginsberg, $125.00 for booklet and 11 maps.

Notes

Plate 7 from booklet, "Survey of Southwest Pass, Mississippi River," published January 14, 1899. Report of the feasability of securing a navigable channel of adequate width at mean low water of the the Gulf of Mexico.

Size

41 1/2 x 34

Storage

c06d07