| Cartographer | Campbell, John |
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| Former owner | Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 |
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| Former owner | Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies |
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| Date | 1774 |
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| Scale | Scale approximately 1:936,000 |
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| Language | English |
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| Location | British Library |
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| Collection (local) | British Library Collection |
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| Subjects | - 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
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| Places | - Florida
- Mississippi River
- North and Central America
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| Extent | 1 map on 2 sheets : joined, laid on linen, manuscript pen and ink ; 94 x 69 cm |
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| Terms and License | - No known copyright restrictions.
- This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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| Notes | - 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)".
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