Title: Course of the river Mississippi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres: taken on an expedition to the Illinois, in the latter end of the year 1765; by Lieut. Ross of the 34th regiment: Improved from the surveys of that river made by the French.
- Not specified
- 1775
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by University of Michigan)
- Dahl, James, former owner
- Kitchin, Thomas, 1718-1784. A general atlas, describing the whole universe.
- Ross, John, lieutenant
- Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Dates
- Coverage: 1775
- Coverage: 1775 to 1775
Summary
Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: New Orleans and Ferro. Shows historic points of interest. Includes descriptive notes and "Depths of the Mississippi." From "A general atlas, describing the whole universe: being a complete collection of the most approved maps extant; corrected with the greatest care, and augmented from the latest discoveries. The whole being an improvement of the maps of D'Anville and Robert" by Thomas Kitchin and published between 1768 and 1793. 1 map: hand col.; 113 x 35 cm.
Subjects
- Clark Library Map Collections
- 2022-creator-sprint
- Mississippi River
- Maps
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-95.03,-89.08,38.27,29.13)
Provider
University of Michigan
Rights
- Access rights: Public
- This map is in the public domain.
Citation
Dahl, James, former owner, Kitchin, Thomas, 1718-1784. A general atlas, describing the whole universe., Ross, John, lieutenant, Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794. Course of the river Mississippi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres: taken on an expedition to the Illinois, in the latter end of the year 1765; by Lieut. Ross of the 34th regiment: Improved from the surveys of that river made by the French.. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clark1ic/x-012472609/39015091192586
Format
JPEG
Languages
- eng