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| Keywords: 1864 U.S.C.S. Chart of the Mississippi River Grand Gulf to New Carthage (Jefferson Davis Plantation) - Geographicus - MissRive2Col-USCS-1864.jpg This is a beautiful hand colored 1864 United States Costal Survey chart or map of a sinuous part of the Mississippi River from Grand Gulf Mississippi to New Carthage Louisiana The bends in the river are named as are the many river islands shown Notes towns wood lots landings and farms many of which are shown with family names This map is especially important for Civil War buffs as it includes the Jefferson Davis Plantation This map was created 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 1864 Size in 21 17 object history credit line accession number MissRive2Col-USCS-1864 Geographicus-source PD-art United States Coast Survey maps Maps from Geographicus Mississippi River in Mississippi Mississippi River in Louisiana Old maps of Louisiana Old maps of Mississippi 1864 maps 1864 in Louisiana 1864 in Mississippi Maps of the American Civil War | ||||
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