Subject: Colonial South
Period: 1772 (published)
Publication: Gentleman's Magazine
Color: Black & White
Size:
13.2 x 7.5 inches
33.5 x 19.1 cm
Attractive map of the Gulf coast locating Fort Conde on Mobile Bay, New Orleans and Plantations on the Mississippi well north of New Orleans. Large inset "Plan for a New Settlement" complete with extensive docks. This map was published in response to reports that the British government was considering the settlement of a colony on the banks of the Mississippi. The point suggested was near today's Baton Rouge, at the junction of the Mississippi and Iberville rivers.
References: Jolly GENT-217; Sellers & Van Ee #1650.
Condition: B
A good impression of a desirable map on fine hand laid paper, with some light offsetting. Issued folded.