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| Keywords: 1852 U.S. Coast Survey Map of the Mississippi River Delta - Geographicus - MississippiDelta-uscs-1852.jpg An attractive hand colored 1852 U S Coast Survey triangulation chart or map of the Mississippi Delta This map is in fact a composite of four different maps detailing different parts of the Delta The first map in the upper left quadrant details the Southwest Pass entrance to the Mississippi Map number two in the lower left quadrant details South Pass and Garden Island Bay Map number three bottom center details the Delta as a whole Map number four occupying the entire right hand section of the map shows Passe a Loutre Blind Pay and North East Pass Shows the locations of light houses shoals Drift Trees Stakes and offers innumerable depth soundings The center of the map is occupied by a large text area offering detailed sailing instructions Prepared by a party under the command of Lieutenant B F Sands Compiled under the direction of A D Bache Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States and one of the most influential American cartographers of the 19th century 1852 dated Size in 20 5 14 object history credit line accession number MississippiDelta-uscs-1852 <i>Report of the Superintendant of the U S Coast Survey </i> 1852 edition Geographicus-source PD-art United States Coast Survey maps Maps of Plaquemines Parish Louisiana 1852 U S Coast survey 1852 maps 1852 in Louisiana Old maps of Louisiana | ||||
