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| Keywords: 1853 U.S. Coast Survey Map of Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Delta - Geographicus - MissDelta-uscs-1852.jpg An attractive hand colored 1853 U S Coast Survey triangulation chart or map of the Mississippi Delta Depicts the Mississippi Delta and the Gulf Coast from Lake Pontchartrain Louisiana eastward past New Orleans as far as Mobile Bay Alabama The hand color work on this beautiful map is exceptionally well done This map was compiled 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 1852 dated Size in 19 15 object history credit line accession number MissDelta-uscs-1852 <i>Report of the Superintendant of the U S Coast Survey </i> 1853 edition Geographicus-source PD-art United States Coast Survey maps Old maps of the Gulf of Mexico Old maps of the Mississippi River 1852 maps | ||||
