Description: This detail of a 1850 map from the New Universal Atlas shows towns, forts, roads, canals, major rivers and lakes in Escambia County. The map is very similar to the 1839 map from Tanner's Universal Atlas. There are references to forts, battlefields, and routes used by the Army during the Seminole War. This detail shows many coastal features such as Pensacola Bay, Perdido Bay, and the mouth of the Escambia River.
Place Names: Escambia, Cottons, Escambia River, Pensacola, Perdido Bay, Perdido Entrance, Perdido, Pensacole Bay,
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society, transportation
Keywords: Escambia County, physical, political, transportation, historical, physical features, county borders, roads, other military, boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society, transportation, Unknown,1850
Source: Samuel Augustus Mitchell, A New Universal Atlas (Philadelphia, PA: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1850) 21
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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