Mississippi River map collection, circa 1858-1878.

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Persac, Marie Adrien, 1823-1873. Mississippi River map collection, circa 1858-1878.

Mississippi River map collection, circa 1858-1878.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261396786

Loose manuscript maps of the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to Jefferson Parish and land along the river, showing land parcels, landings, land ownership, and changes in the course of the river, and a bound volume of cut and pasted in maps of the Mississippi River from above Vicksburg to New Orleans, showing land parcels, land ownership, and landings. Included in the volume are pieces of Marie Adrien Persac's NORMANS CHART OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM NATCHEZ TO NEW ORLEANS IN 1858 and notes about the presence of sandbars in the river.

19 items ; 94 x 49 cm.1 v.6 computer laser optical disks ; 4 3/4 in.1 microfilm reel.

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