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STS079-812-087 Grenada and Enid Lakes, Mississippi September, 1996 The larger of the two lakes shown in this scene, Grenada Lake shown in sun glint, and the smaller Enid Lake are visible in the east-looking low-oblique view. Both lakes are located in a cotton growing and timber-producing region of central Mississippi. Grenada Lake is fed by the Yalobusha and Skuna Rivers and has nearly 90380 acres (36604 hectares) of land and water combined for recreational purposes. The dams for both lakes control flooding, especially downstream for the Tallahatchie River floodplain, which is visible along the lower portion of the image. The dams of both lakes also provide hydroelectric power for the growing industrial base in the region.
Author
Lucas, Fielding Jr.
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Island in full color with Quartiers noted.
Author
[Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe, comte de, 1692-1765, Jefferys, Thomas]
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Engraved map with inset. Relief shown by hachures; depths by soundings. Shows buildings, fortifications, etc.
Author
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772
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From J.F. Letenneur: "Exceptional onboard document of this rare and fabulous maritime atlas, a masterpiece by the greatest French hydrographer of the 18th century, with maps of all the coastlines known at the time. Bound with the coat of arms of the King of France, the atlas was taken by the English aboard the frigate la Nymphe, off the coasts of Ushant August 10, 1780, during one of the naval battles of the American War of Independence which took place on European waters. In the context of the war at the end of the 18th century, and of the rivalry between the French and British Navy, maritime atlases, were strategic tools, and this “Hydrographie Françoise” more so than any other, because its purpose was to provide the best maritime charts for the French ships that were fighting on the American side against the British. (The handwritten captions throughout most of the atlas are prices for individual maps and all include the same mention: “for sailors”). These atlases were not the kind to be kept in a library, but precious tools, based on the observations of the travelers and continuously improved upon, as reflect in the present copy. It was bound with the engraved title page of the edition of 1737-1765, but the index includes maps printed after 1765 (until 1772), and the copy was augmented by six maps that do not appear in the index (until 1776), as well as 14 pages of text from the Versailles edition of 1773. The later maps are signed by Verdun de la Crenne and were done during the campaigns of the Flore (1771-1772) and of the Isis led by Fleurieu in 1768-1769. The captions explain that the maps were created using the latest technology of the day that could measure longitude (maritime clocks)." (Continued in the Pub Note field).
Author
Thomson, John
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Four engraved maps with inset. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures.
Author
Jefferys, Thomas
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Engraved map. Shows buildings, fortifications, roads, etc. Relief shown by hachures; depths by soundings. Place names in French; scale statement and geographical note in English. Oriented with north toward left.
Author
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772
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Decorative title cartouche. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Depth shown by soundings. Shows settlements and roads.
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