Lake Borgne and Approaches: Cat Island to Point Aux Herbes

by Louisiana, Mississippi

$450 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A rare original coastal survey of coast between Louisiana and Mississippi and includes Lake Borgne, Lake Ponchartrain, the Mississippi Sound, St Louis Bay, Cat Island, Long Beach, and Gulfport. Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline, create nautical charts of the coast, and help

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