Inventory of Historic Maps of Mississippi
by Paul Davis
| Title: | An accurate chart of the coast of West Florida, and the coast of Louisiana; from Sawaney River on the west coast of East Florida, to 94° 20' west longitude describing the entrance of the River Mississippi, Bay of Mobile, Pensacola Harbour, &c. / surveyed in the years 1764,5,6,7,8,9,70 & 71. by George Gauld, M.A. under the directions of the right honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. |
| Author: | Gauld, George, 1732-1782 |
| Scale: | 1 inch to 6 miles |
| Situation Date: | 1764-1771 |
| Publication Date: | 2-4-1803 |
| Type: | Original |
| Features: | Bays, rivers, Gulf soundings and bottom type, swamps, islands, keys, lakes, marshes, oyster reefs, communities, structures, churches, forts, Indian settlements, names of residents, plantations. |
| Comments: | Feature Note: 1820 version contains detailed cultural information along the Mississippi and Iberville Rivers in Louisiana, not contained on the original publication of 1803. Publisher Note: Engraved by B. Baker(1st edition). Library of Congress version is a second,1820 edition ( see link provided). An 1823 version was published by the the British Hydrographic Office as "Admiralty Chart No. 524." Size Note: Library of Congress version is 23.4 X 30.9 inches (59.5 X 78.5 Centimeters). Link Note: Link provided is 1820 version. |
| Coverage: | Panhandle of Florida, coastal areas of Mississippi (Harrison, Jackson, Hancock Counties) and Alabama and southeastern portion of Louisiana |
| Repository: | Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division | Mississippi Department of Archives and History |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | William Faden, Geographer to the King |
| Size (inches): | 24 x 64 |
| Link: | http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4012c.ct000670 |