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

Condition

Good. Some browning, acidification.

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 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

Storage

c06d07