Lloyd’s map of the lower Mississippi River from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico

"Compiled from government surveys in the Topographical Bureau, Washington, D.C." "Revised and corrected to the present time, by Captains Bart. and William Bowen, pilots of twenty years’ experience on that river."
"Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by J.T. Lloyd, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York."
"Exhibiting the sugar and cotton plantations, cities, towns, landings, sand bars, islands, bluffs, bayous, cut-offs, the steamboat channel, mileage, fortifications, railroads, &c. along the river."
Shows land ownership and tracts, distances from New Orleans to St. Louis in five-mile increments, roads, towns, county boundaries, railroads, notable physical features, and layout of larger cities.
Includes "explanation" of map symbols and list of maps available from publisher.
Strip map printed in 5 vertical sections (86 x 26 cm and smaller).
At head of sections: No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5.
Scale [1:316,800]. "Scale--5 miles to an inch."
Relief shown by hachures and pictorially.

Referenced In:

References: Holland, Robert A. Mississippi River in maps & views (2008), pages 172-175

Citation

Lloyd, James T., "Lloyd’s Map of the Lower Mississippi River from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico" (New York : J.T. Lloyd, publisher, 1862). Map8F G4042.M5 1862 .L55

Newberry Call Number:

map8F G4042.M5 1862 .L55

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Geographic Area Covered:

Mississippi River Valley

Original Resource:

Digital reproduction of: 1 map in 5 segments : hand colored ; on sheet 97 x 133 cm.

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Newberry Library

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