Inventory of Historic Maps of Mississippi,
created 2007-2017,
by Paul Davis
| Title: | A draught of West Florida from Cape St. Blaze to the river Iberville, with part of the river Missisipi. |
| Author: | Cook, James, fl. 1766. |
| Scale: | 1 inch to 8.8 miles |
| Situation Date: | 1766 |
| Publication Date: | December, 1776 |
| Type: | Photocopy |
| Features: | Drainage, coastal details, soundings, Indian settlements, communities, a few structures with owner's named ( Cook's, Jerome's, Rofo), "Indian Town, Old Beloxi, New Beloxi". |
| Comments: | Features Note: Contains two insets: (1)Plan of Pensacola harbor with the marks for going in. (2)Draught of Spiritu Sancto and coast adjacent.
Contains an ornate dedication by the author to John Ellis, king’s agent for the province of West Florida. Publication Note: Engraved by: Emanl.[Emanual] Bowen. |
| Coverage: | Western portion of Florida panhandle, coast of Alabama and Mississippi (Harrison, Hancock and Jackson Counties) and southeastern part of Louisiana |
| Repository: | University of Michigan, William L. Clements Library | Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript library. |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | London : Published by the author, December 1766. |
| Size (inches): | 20.9 X 51.2 |
| Color: | Y |
| Link: | http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/dl_crosscollex/SearchExecXC .asp |