A draught of west Florida : with part of the river Mississippi

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Title: A draught of west Florida : with part of the river Mississippi
Creator: Cook, James, 1728-1779, creator
Published / Created: December 1766
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published by the author according to Act of Parliament
Description: BEIN 2003 Folio 85: No. 26 of 45 maps bound together with binder's spine title: Atlas of America; ms. table of contents. Bookplate: Robinson. Bookplate of Paul Mellon.
Cartouche with dedication to John Ellis, Esq., King's agent for the province of west Florida, by James Cook.
Depths shown by soundings.
Hand colored.
Inserts are A plan of Pensacola Harbour with the marks for going in (scale 1:95,000) and A draught of Spirito Sancto and coast adjacent (scale ca. 1:140,000).
Scale [ca. 1:550,000].
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 52 x 128 cm.
Language: English

Format: cartographic
Genre: Hand coloring
Maps
Maps in books
Subject (Geographic): Florida -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Subject (Topic): Coasts -- Florida -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Nautical charts -- Florida -- Early works to 1800

Access: Public
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