Subject: Colonial South
Period: 1772 (dated)
Publication: Gentleman's Magazine
Color: Black & White
Size:
13.5 x 7.4 inches
34.3 x 18.8 cm
An interesting map featuring Mobile Bay and Fort Conde, New Orleans and Plantations on the Mississippi well north of New Orleans. Large inset "Plan for a New Settlement" shows much detail including docks along the river. 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.
References: Jolly GENT-217; Sellers & Van Ee #1650.
Condition: B
Dark impression with offsetting. Printed on hand laid paper with part of a fleur-de-lys watermark.