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Antique chart of part of the gulf of mexico with handsome coloring in greens and browns, red for cities and blue for water along the coast. Includes Mobile Bay on the right and New Orleans and the entrance to the Mississippi River at center
Antique chart of part of the gulf of mexico with handsome coloring in greens and browns, red for cities and blue for water along the coast.
Antique chart of part of the gulf of mexico with handsome coloring in greens and browns, red for cities and blue for water along the coast.
Antique chart of part of the gulf of mexico with handsome coloring in greens and browns, red for cities and blue for water along the coast.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Antique chart of part of the gulf of mexico with handsome coloring in greens and browns, red for cities and blue for water along the coast. Includes Mobile Bay on the right and New Orleans and the entrance to the Mississippi River at center
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Antique chart of part of the gulf of mexico with handsome coloring in greens and browns, red for cities and blue for water along the coast.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Antique chart of part of the gulf of mexico with handsome coloring in greens and browns, red for cities and blue for water along the coast.
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1855 - Gulf of Mexico Vermillion Bay to Mobile Bay - Sketch H. Showing the Progress of the Survey in Section No. 8, 1846-1854 - Antique Chart

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Item number: SOU375C

Genuine Antique Hand-Colored Coast Chart

1855

Maker: U.S. Coast Survey.

 

Antique hand-colored coastal report chart of the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, published by the United States Coast Survey, 1855. Includes New Orleans, Lake Maurepas, Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Borgne, Chandeleur Sound, Isle au Breton Sound, The Mississippi River (including the Delta of the Mississippi showing Oyster Bay, Bay Ronde, Blind Bay, Garden Island Bay, East Bay, etc.), the Mississippi Sound, Bon Secours Bay, Mobile Bay, Lake Ouatache, Barataria Bay, Timballier Bay, Terrebonne Bay, Caillou Bay, Atchafalaya Bay, Vermillion Bay, Grand Lake, and other surrounding waters. Features information regarding lighthouses, astronomical stations, magnetic stations, current stations, and tidal stations, etc. At top is a chart showing "Profiles of Bottom" of the Gulf of Mexico between various points as marked on the map. Also at top is a chart showing the positions of temperature observations south of the Delta of the Mississippi. With folds, as issued. Very good overall antique condition with some mild toning throughout that is slightly darker at folds, some wear along the folds and at the paper edges, and some spots. Measures approximately 14.5" x 33" to the neatline.  

Genuine Antique Map from 1855

Item Number: SOU375C