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Course of the river Mississippi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres: taken on an expedition to the Illinois, in the latter end of the year 1765; by Lieut. Ross of the 34th regiment: Improved from the surveys of that river made by the French.

Dahl, James, former owner, Kitchin, Thomas, 1718-1784. A general atlas, describing the whole universe., Ross, John, lieutenant, Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794 · 1775 Full Details

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Title
Course of the river Mississippi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres: taken on an expedition to the Illinois, in the latter end of the year 1765; by Lieut. Ross of the 34th regiment: Improved from the surveys of that river made by the French.
Description
Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: New Orleans and Ferro. Shows historic points of interest. Includes descriptive notes and "Depths of the Mississippi." From "A general atlas, describing the whole universe: being a complete collection of the most approved maps extant; corrected with the greatest care, and augmented from the latest discoveries. The whole being an improvement of the maps of D'Anville and Robert" by Thomas Kitchin and published between 1768 and 1793. 1 map: hand col.; 113 x 35 cm.
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Dahl, James, former owner, Kitchin, Thomas, 1718-1784. A general atlas, describing the whole universe., Ross, John, lieutenant, Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Temporal Coverage
1775
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This map is in the public domain.
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Please attribute access and use of this digitized map to the Stephen S. Clark Library, University of Michigan Library. https://www.lib.umich.edu/about-us/policies/copyright-policy
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Language
English
Date Added
April 16, 2021

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    Dahl, James, former owner, Kitchin, Thomas, 1718-1784. A general atlas, describing the whole universe., Ross, John, lieutenant, Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794 (n.d.). Course of the river Mississippi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres: taken on an expedition to the Illinois, in the latter end of the year 1765; by Lieut. Ross of the 34th regiment: Improved from the surveys of that river made by the French.. . https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clark1ic/x-012472609/39015091192586 (map)
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