Profile of [the] Bar at Mouth of Southwest Pass, Mississippi River.

Sub-Title

Showing Positions of Crest of Bar at Different Times.

Subject

Southwest Pass, Mississippi River, transportation, positions of the crest, movement of the crest

Date

1838-1898 (historical)

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

1997.001.017.01.02

Curatorial Notes

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

Notes

Plate 2 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

9 x 25 1/2