A Survey of the Bay of Espiritu Santo in East Florida, circa 1760
Description
From catalog info:
Florida/Tampa Bay
Manuscript: black ink on drawing paper with light blue colorwash added around shoreline. Top of mss sheet is east diretion. "Bay of Tampa" and "Hillsborough Bay" identified. "Egmont Island" is shown at entrance of "Bay of Espirita Santo." Also "Adam's (or Alarm's?) watering place shown inside bay entrance near Egmont Island. Notes lower left portion of mss sheet: The figures denote the depth in fathoms at low water. The arrows show the general direction of the flood. A fresh water pond and oyster banks are also identified. Two sheets joined together. South sheet pasted on paper.
Scale: 69 1/2 english miles to a degree
Phillips, Maps, p.836, (mss. for T. Jeffery's 1769 chart?)
Dates
- Creation: circa 1760
Access Restrictions
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 800 maps
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Map card under 3976.541
Dimensions
Overall: Length: 31 1/16 Inches, Width: 41 1/16 Inches, Inside neatline: Length: 28 9/16 Inches, Width: 38 13/16 Inches
Previous Number
Map 41
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository