A plan shewing the situation & construction for a seat of government on the Mississippi.
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- Title
- A plan shewing the situation & construction for a seat of government on the Mississippi.
- Alternate Title
- Inset title: This shews the construction on the side of each gate
- Date
- [1774]
- Creator
- Cambel, John.
- Notes
- Finished, colored, topographical map marking the site of the proposed town of Dartmouth on the Mississippi and opposite Point Coupée.
- Map includes the town plan and an inset showing the fortifications designed for each of its gates.
- Map was possibly sent to Lord Dartmouth.
- Stamp on verso mistakenly attributes this map to the Germain Papers.
- Names and Subjects
- Dartmouth, William Legge,--Earl of,--1731-1801.
- Manuscript maps.
- Brun Guide.
- Maps shelf.
- Dartmouth (La.)--Manuscript maps.
- Louisiana--Manuscript maps.
- ID
- 902
- Barcode
- B3316010
- Physical Description
- 1 ms. map : col. ; 49.6 x 68 cm.
- Map Scale
- Scale ca. 1:15,840. Scale of inset 1:2,880.
- Sponsor
- Digitized through a gift from Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2019-07-18 19:20:17
Technical Details
- Collection
- William L. Clements Library Image Bank
- Image Size
- 14848 x 9848
- File Size
- 8 MB
- Record
- 902
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-902/wcl000996
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"A plan shewing the situation & construction for a seat of government on the Mississippi.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-902/wcl000996. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. April 25, 2025.