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087805099XNew. New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. unknown
190840737Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1908. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of the Gulf coasts of Florida Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana including the Keys Fort Myers Sarasota Tampa Panama City Destin Pensacola Gulf Shores Mobile Biloxi Gulfport New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta.<br/> <br/> 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 increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of the coasts Florida Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana along the Gulf of Mexico and an important historical view of the developing states. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
1391832388.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1396764593.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1835354311Grand Gulf Mississippi 1835. 4pp. Folio newspaper. Minor fold lines light browning. Institutional deaccession stamp in lower margin. Contemporary ownership signature in right margin. Very good. 4pp. An early issue of this scarce Mississippi newspaper. Edited by W.M. Smyth publication of the GRAND GULF ADVERTISER began on Feb. 17 1834 and continued to 1839 after which it became known as the WEEKLY GRAND GULF ADVERTISER. The bulk of the present issue is comprised of Andrew Jackson's Dec. 7 1835 address to both houses of Congress. Jackson touches on Spain's internal conflicts political unrest in South America and the abandonment of an Indian policy rooted in engagement. A wealth of advertisements occupy the verso of the last leaf. EBERSTADT 135:543. OCLC 10134360 unknown
2004Q-B00YZMK1Q2Mississippi Arts Pavillion 2004-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. Mississippi Arts Pavillion hardcover
183429276London: Royal Geographical Society 1834. Paper wrappers pamphlet. Overall very good condition. Early RGS report in the original paper wrappers. It includes articles & maps on the failed settlement in North Australia "Geographical Memoir of Melville Island & Port Essington on the Cobourg sic Peninsula Northern Australia"; "Expeditions through the Upper Mississippi in 1832"; "Sketch showing the Routes of Lieutenants Conolly & Burnes" through India Pakistan Afghanistan Uzbekistan Iran down to the Persian Gulf where they travel through "Ormuz" straits. All three articles are illustrated by folding maps. 5pp letter towards the end about Volcanoes in Hawaii by David Douglas.<br /> <br /> This is in fine unopened uncut condition which we purchased from the RGS as they were deaccessing duplicate archives. Interestingly the list of publisher's offerings has a date of April 1837 which advertises Wellsted's account of his 1835 journey through Oman. He "reached areas which no European had previously seen and which were not visited again by Europeans for another hundred years" ODNB.<br /> <br /> 8vo gray paper wraps iv 129 - 422pp viii advertisements publisher's announcements of new books 4 maps and 2 lithographed plates bound in rear plates browned. Covers slt dusty. Volume the Fourth Part II complete in itself in original printed wrappers. Royal Geographical Society unknown
3395Columbus Miss.: Headquaters 1895. . Handbill 11 x 5 1/2 inches Two copies only located one at Virginia Historical and one at the University of South Caroline which came from a scrapbook put together by Col. Benjamin Franklin Eshleman 1830-1909 a West Point graduate born in Pennsylvania but moved to Louisiana as a child and fought on the Confederate side during the Civil War. The scrap book was a gift of Jack and Mindy Castles; Mr. Castle's grandfather having married a daughter of Eshleman. This copy has been digitized. The handbill contains a plea to Confederate Veterans to contribute to a fund for a memorial in Richmond: Battle "As well said by Comrade Rouss: "The mementos of the struggle of the South.are scattered broadcast over the country. Should they not be collected and provision be made for their preservation.Then as our ranks are being rapidly thinnned by the Scythe of Time let the comparatively few of us that remain at once take the matter in hand and labor for the realization of the prophetic vision and joyous hope of the patriot orator Senator Daniel of Virginia--in the consummation of a completed Battle Abbey.which would beÊÊAn undying memorial of the people who fought their own battles in their own way for their own liberty as they conceived it for their own independence as they desired it and who need give to the world no other reason why." Signed in print by two ex-Confederate generals Stephen D. Lee and Edward Turner Sykes. Columbus, Miss.: Headquaters, 1895. unknown
20061-1432807625Thomson Gale 2006. Paperback. New. 250 pages. 10.50x6.50x0.62 inches. Thomson Gale paperback
183231198Franklin County Mississippi 1832. Folio 7.5" x 13". 4 pp folded. Completely in ink manuscript docketed on final page. Minor edgewear old folds. The writing on either side of each leaf is visible from the other side making the document difficult to read. Wax seal in interior blank margin of third page. Several small wormholes along one fold several letters affected. Signed on behalf of the plaintiff by an attorney with the surname of Stuart. Overall Good. <br /> <br /> Claibourn Read 1807-1845 and Thomas Lassiter 1772-1844 were related by marriage Read having married Lassiter's daughter Nancy 1805-1865 in 1826. Duncan Magee c.1799-1890 was the son of Willis Magee 1763-1827 one of the first settlers of Franklin County and father of Judge Thomas A. Magee1822-1891 after whom a cemetery was named in 1878. Gabriel Scott may have been related to the Magee family as Duncan's mother was Asha Scott Magee. unknown
0260271586.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1528016408.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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0484132334.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0243154321.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0656873086.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2001x-1578063760Univ Pr of Mississippi 2001. Paperback. New. 193 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches. Univ Pr of Mississippi paperback
087805328XNew. hardcover. New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. hardcover
0878053298New. paperback. New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. paperback
1994x-0878057439Univ Pr of Mississippi 1994. Paperback. New. 340 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. Univ Pr of Mississippi paperback
0938896369.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1996290264PN. New. 1996. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1996290263PN. New. 1996. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
198225294Don L. Fruge & Karen O. Green 1982. Trade paperback in very good condition. Name written on front cover. Soft cover. Very Good. Don L. Fruge & Karen O. Green Paperback
