Subject: Louisiana
Period: 1852-55 (dated)
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Color: Black & White
This is a lot of three maps focused on Louisiana including: 
A. Map of Louisiana…  by the Surveyor General's Office, dated 1855, (16.3" x 15.5").  This is a detailed map showing surveys, proposed, completed, fraudulent, and corrected throughout the state.  Dated Oct. 1, 1854 and signed by William J. McCulloh, Surveyor General.  Condition - a hint of toning, else very good. (B+) 
B. Preliminary Reconnaissance of the Entrance to Barataria Bay by the U. S. Coast Survey, dated 1853, (13.5 x 16.8 ").  This chart is focused on Barataria Bay which leads into the Gulf of Mexico.  It is located between Empire and Grand Isle, Louisiana.  Condition - there is some toning along the centerfold and a binding trim at lower left. (B+)  
C. Reconnoissance of the Passes of the Delta of the Mississippi  by the U. S. Coast Survey, dated 1852, (20.5 x 13"). This map shows four small charts on a single page, depicting Blind Bay and vicinity, South West Pass, South Pass and the Delta of the Mississippi.  Sailing directions shown in the center of a nicely balanced sheet.  Condition - very light even-age toning and a binding trim at lower left. (A)
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