Plan du vieux Fort du Billoxi, 2 etablissement. [1747]

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Plan du vieux Fort du Billoxi, 2 etablissement. [1747]

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Map of the region around Fort Maurepas (also known as Fort Biloxi) on the eastern shore of Biloxi Bay as it appeared ca. 1720; later the site of Ocean Springs in Jackson County, Mississippi. Keyed to 12 references, including the government house, troop barracks, and land concessions. From French army officer Dumont de Montigny's 1747 manuscript memoire of his experiences in Louisiana between 1715-1737 (Ayer MS 257).

1 ms. map : hand col. ; 164 x 215 mm.

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