Map A Plan of West Florida, the Isle of Orleans, and some parts of the Spanish dominions to the westward of the Mississipi.


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Title
A Plan of West Florida, the Isle of Orleans, and some parts of the Spanish dominions to the westward of the Mississipi.
Created / Published
[ca. 1763]
Subject Headings
-  Mississippi--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
-  Gulf Coast (U.S.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
-  United States--Mississippi
-  United States--Gulf Coast
Notes
-  Scale 1:760,320; 12 miles to an in.
-  Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
-  Shows the present state of Mississippi, southeastern Louisiana, and Mobile Bay.
-  Includes note on navigation and "This line being proposed to be the eastern boundary of the New Collony is supposed to run parrallel to the R. Mississipi and to continue in this direction 'till it strikes on the R. Ohio."
-  Mounted on cloth backing.
-  Printed label describing the map mounted on verso.
-  Annotated in black ink in lower left corner: 175.
-  Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right corner: 94.
-  Order number annotated in pencil in lower margin: 367892/27.
-  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1601
-  LC Luso-Hispanic World, 841
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  Vault
-  AACR2
Medium
col. map 146 x 51 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3980 1763 .P5
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3980.ar160100
Library of Congress Control Number
74692219
Online Format
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Description
Scale 1:760,320; 12 miles to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Shows the present state of Mississippi, southeastern Louisiana, and Mobile Bay. Includes note on navigation and "This line being proposed to be the eastern boundary of the New Collony is supposed to run parrallel to the R. Mississipi and to continue in this direction 'till it strikes on the R. Ohio." Mounted on cloth backing. Printed label describing the map mounted on verso. Annotated in black ink in lower left corner: 175. Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right corner: 94. Order number annotated in pencil in lower margin: 367892/27. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1601 LC Luso-Hispanic World, 841 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2
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A Plan of West Florida, the Isle of Orleans, and some parts of the Spanish dominions to the westward of the Mississipi. [1763] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/74692219/.

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(1763) A Plan of West Florida, the Isle of Orleans, and some parts of the Spanish dominions to the westward of the Mississipi. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74692219/.

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A Plan of West Florida, the Isle of Orleans, and some parts of the Spanish dominions to the westward of the Mississipi. [1763] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/74692219/>.