Mississippi

Historical maps, river charts, and views of Mississippi.

Archival Category: State Cartography | Era: 19th Century | Geography: North America | Holdings: 5 items.

Cataloged Works in this Collection

Mississippi River - Sheet No. 2 (25 to 41 miles above Cairo)
Cartographer / Artist: A fascinating hydrographic chart documenting the complex sandbars, chutes, and channels around Powers Island during the later stages of the Civil War.
Date: 1865
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 📐 16.2 × 23.9 in / 41.1 × 60.7 cm
Location: Cairo, Illinois, United States
A fascinating hydrographic chart documenting the complex sandbars, chutes, and channels around Powers Island during the later stages of the Civil War.
Mississippi River - Sheet No. 4 (62 to 78 miles above Cairo)
Cartographer / Artist: A highly intricate chart mapping the challenging river navigation channels around Tower Island, Evans Landing, and Sheffield.
Date: 1865
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 📐 16.0 × 24.0 in / 40.6 × 61.0 cm
Location: Mississippi River, United States
A highly intricate chart mapping the challenging river navigation channels around Tower Island, Evans Landing, and Sheffield.
Mississippi River - Sheet No. 5 (78 to 96 miles above Cairo)
Cartographer / Artist: A stark, beautifully rendered survey highlighting the precipitous geography along the river banks, including Devil's Backbone and Fountain Bluffs.
Date: 1865
Medium: Map
Dimensions: 📐 17.0 × 25.6 in / 43.2 × 65.0 cm
Location: Grand Tower, Illinois, United States
A stark, beautifully rendered survey highlighting the precipitous geography along the river banks, including Devil's Backbone and Fountain Bluffs.
North America Sheet XIII: Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama & Florida
Cartographer / Artist: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK) / J. & C. Walker
Date: 1833
Medium: Steel engraving with hand-colored outlines
Dimensions: 13.5 x 16.25 inches
Location: Southern United States (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida)
Engraved by J. & C. Walker for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, this highly detailed 1833 map illustrates the Deep South and Gulf Coast, highlighting parish/county boundaries, major waterways, early transportation routes, and Native American tribal lands.
MISSISSIPPI & ALABAMA
Cartographer / Artist: Thomas Gamaliel Bradford
Date: c. 1835
Medium: Engraving with original outline hand color
Dimensions: 11 x 14 inches
Location: Mississippi and Alabama, United States
A detailed early 19th-century map depicting the states of Mississippi and Alabama, highlighting early county divisions, Native American territories, rivers, and planned railroad and canal routes during a period of rapid antebellum development.