| Greenwich geographic classification code: |
245:24 – Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico
We
have 92 charts of Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico online
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K0882, HNS 172A Mississipi [sic] River from Iberville to Yazous.
© National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
About our images
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| Maker: |
Des Barres, J F W
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| Title: |
Mississipi [sic] River from Iberville to Yazous. |
| Cartographic data: |
ca. 1:200 000 (bar) |
| Published: |
London:
Des Barres,
1779. |
| Physical description: |
Two sheets,
Engr.
Plate impressions >80.5 x 61cm and >81.5 x 62cm. |
| Series title: |
The Atlantic Neptune |
| Collection: |
Charts and maps
Atlantic Neptune charts
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| Reproduction note: |
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There are two variants of this map in the collection:
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172A. Imprint 1st Jan 1779. Has minimal relief shading. Printed on Bates paper. Border yellow, river brown. Page number '*26' on a paper rectangle pasted bottom left.
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172B. Plate changes: Relief shading added. Some settlement boundaries darkened. Other features: Printed on Bates paper.
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| Provenance note: |
Henry Newton Stevens collection |
| Cartographic note: |
Variation shown 4 degrees 30' E. Ungraduated. Bar scale in English statute miles. |
| Contents note: |
Shows settlement plots numbered from 1 to 338, also French settlements and an Indian village. |
