[Map of West Florida and the Mississippi River] : John Campbell

Campbell, John

Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797

Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies

1774

I. C. Lieut.t of Eng.rs,

Scale approximately 1:936,000

English

British Library

British Library Collection

• Fortification--Mississippi River--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
• Mississippi River--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
• West Florida--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800

• Florida
• Mississippi River
• North and Central America
• United States

1 map on 2 sheets : joined, laid on linen, manuscript pen and ink ; 94 x 69 cm

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• Signed "I. C. Lieut.t of Eng.rs A.D. 1774" at lower right - see Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers for John Campbell at Pensacola Fort
• See Add Ms 57,715.20. - also signed "I. C."
• Shows scale bar at lower left (6.5 inches = 96 miles)
• Shows nomenclature in red ink
• Shows text at lower right describing fortfications and their value - "So that upon the whole, I think I may safely pledge my Life, satisfactorilly, and beyond a Doubt, to prove that all the Military-Buildings ever errected by is, in West Florida, are not worth One Thousand Pounds to Government".
• Copy at Add Ms 27,716.5. Red stamp of R.U.S.I. at lower centre. Comprises 2 sheets, joined, and laid on linen. Green circular label to verso showing "12". White label to verso showing "DRAWER 30 SECTION 2". Blue label to verso showing "A 30/87". Stamped in black ink "ADD. MS. 57,716(5)".