Plan of the Mouths and Passes of [the] Mississippi River, from the Mexican Gulf to the upper Confluence of S[outh]. W[est]. Pass. No.1.
Subject
Mississippi River delta; "Bay full of oysters," Bay of Buzzard Bayou, "Round Bay of oyster shells."
Date
1778 Jan (historical)
Place of Publication
New Orleans, La.
Accession Number
T0055.1997.0239
Condition
Good.
Curatorial Notes
Second copy located T0055.1997.0238
Notes
March 1804 copy of map. Includes notation, "Observe That the S & S. W. Passes, instead of running the indicated course, run thus[:] the 1st was S. W. & the 2nd was S 1/4 S.W. in June 1779."
Media Type
negative photostat
Size
22 x 16
Storage
c05d10