This important Revolutionary War period sea chart originally appeared on an elephant folio sheet with another chart of Florida. It was issued by the Depot de la Marine and prepared by the French Navy under Antoine Sartine, Minister of Marine, upon their entry in to the war on the American side. It covers the stretch of the Gulf Coast between St. Joseph Bay and Vermilion Bay. Numerous rivers, bays, islands and lakes are identified, as are the towns/forts of Pensacola, Mobile, Biloxi, and New Orleans. The ruins of Fort la Boulaye, established in 1700 as the first French outpost, are shown (incorrectly) on the west bank of the Mississippi River below New Orleans. Rhumb lines and coastal soundings fill the Gulf. Engraved by Petit. A standalone chart with its own borders, trimmed from a larger sheet.

References: Phillips (Atlases) #1211-3; Sellers & Van Ee #1611.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on a sturdy sheet with the watermark of "Fin de D[heart]Tamizier Auvergne." There is a single small rust spot in an unengraved area at left.