Survey of Southwest Pass
Sub-Title
Sketch of Triangulation
Subject
Southwest Pass, Mississippi River, transportation, tiangulation
Date
1898 Mar-Apr
Mapmaker
[U. S. Corps of Engineers]; J. A. Ockerson, Chief of Party; Norris Peters Co., lithographers
Publisher
U. S. Congress, House of Representatives, 55th Congress, 3rd Session
Place of Publication
Washington, D. C.
Accession Number
1997.001.017.01.01
Condition
Good. Slight browning along fold lines.
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 1 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
7 x 17 5/8
Storage
c06d07