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Source Description
Includes note describing positions of Union "mortar flotilla" on April 18-21, 1862.
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Document identity
localId
ww72bn91s
label
Reconnoissance of the Mississippi River below Forts Jackson and St. Philip
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
ww72bn91s
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Reconnoissance of the Mississippi River below Forts Jackson and St. Philip
description
Includes note describing positions of Union "mortar flotilla" on April 18-21, 1862.
date
["[1863?]"]
year
1863
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006855
creators
United States Coast Survey
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Fort Jackson Region (La.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
Mississippi River--History--19th century--Maps
1862
subjectsGeographic
Fort Jackson
Louisiana
Mississippi River
North and Central America
Plaquemines (county)
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Washington, D.C.]
publisher
The Survey
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
47.2333
schema:longitude
-95.2
extent
1 map ; 23 x 43 cm.
notes
Includes note describing positions of Union "mortar flotilla" on April 18-21, 1862.
"The Forts from data furnished by the Chief Engineer, U.S. Army."
Oriented with north toward the upper left.
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no
dcId
ww72bn91s
type
map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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1391dc25323131a4