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A general chart of all the coast of the province of Louisiana, the bays of Ascension & Mobile, Pensacola and St. Joseph, with the rivers Missisipi [sic] and Apalachy in the Gulph [sic] of Mexico

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Title
A general chart of all the coast of the province of Louisiana, the bays of Ascension & Mobile, Pensacola and St. Joseph, with the rivers Missisipi [sic] and Apalachy in the Gulph [sic] of Mexico
Names
Dawkins, Henry, -1786? (Draftsman)
Bouquet, Henry, 1719-1765 (Associated name)
Clarkson, Matthew, 1733-1800 (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Louisiana

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1763 (Inferred)
Place: Philadelphia [PA]
Publisher: Mathew Clarkson
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5992
Topics
Louisiana
Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Mississippi River Delta (La.)
Mobile Bay (Ala.)
Pensacola Bay (Fla.)
Saint Andrew Bay (Fla.)
Saint Joseph Bay (Fla.)
West Florida
Genres
Maps
Notes
Citation/reference: Wheat and Brun. Maps and Charts ... no. 630
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division , vol. 6, page 25, column 1, row 6
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:900,000 (W 93°17ʹ--W 84°59ʹ/N 30°51ʹ--N 28°53ʹ).
Statement of responsibility: Below dedication: Henry Dawkins sculpt.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 35 x 100 cm, sheet 38 x 103 cm
Description
Relief shown by hachures and land forms; depths shown by soundings. Inset: The east mouth of the Missisipi [Scale approximately 1:41,000]. Ornate dedication by the editor to Lieutenant Colonel Henry Bouquet.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 166642638
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644799
Folder number: US078.2.05
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): de425270-1e43-0136-6d98-27cf5e9a401e
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1763: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A general chart of all the coast of the province of Louisiana, the bays of Ascension & Mobile, Pensacola and St. Joseph, with the rivers Missisipi [sic] and Apalachy in the Gulph [sic] of Mexico" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1763. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f71f080-1e44-0136-70ea-0eb72fc4648d

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A general chart of all the coast of the province of Louisiana, the bays of Ascension & Mobile, Pensacola and St. Joseph, with the rivers Missisipi [sic] and Apalachy in the Gulph [sic] of Mexico" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f71f080-1e44-0136-70ea-0eb72fc4648d

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1763). A general chart of all the coast of the province of Louisiana, the bays of Ascension & Mobile, Pensacola and St. Joseph, with the rivers Missisipi [sic] and Apalachy in the Gulph [sic] of Mexico Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f71f080-1e44-0136-70ea-0eb72fc4648d

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A general chart of all the coast of the province of Louisiana, the bays of Ascension & Mobile, Pensacola and St. Joseph, with the rivers Missisipi [sic] and Apalachy in the Gulph [sic] of Mexico