| Contributor | Tayler, William, (active 1765-1779), Brigadier General |
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| Creator | Strachan, Patrick, volunteer |
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| Date | January 20, 1767 |
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| Scale | Scale 1:125,000. |
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| Language | English |
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| Location | William L. Clements Library |
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| Collection (local) | William L. Clements Library Collection |
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| Subjects | - Maurepas, Lake (La.)--Maps
- Manchac, Bayou (La.)--Maps
- Fort Bute (La.)--Maps
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| Places | - Fort Bute (historical)
- Louisiana
- Manchac, Bayou
- Maurepas, Lake
- North and Central America
- United States
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| Extent | 1 ms. map : col. ; 107.5 x 47.5 cm. |
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| Notes | - Finished, colored, strip map of the British bypass of the lower Mississippi using the Iberville River.
- Includes a paragraph of explanatory remarks and notations along the course of the route.
- Marks site of Fort Bute.
- A written report, with Strachan's recommendations, is dated 28 January 1767 and addressed to Gen. William Tayler and enclosed in Tayler to Gage 3 March 1767. The map was forwarded to Gage by Tayler in a letter from Pensacola dated 23 January 1767.
- Several of the notations on the map are in the hand of Gen. Tayler.
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