Jackson, Mississippi [map] /
by Van Dorn, P. A. (Peter Aaron) .
Description: 1 map : ; 55 x 43 cm .Subject(s): Jackson (Miss.) -- Maps | Jackson (Miss.) -- Maps -- 1800-1839 Online Resources: Link to Electronic Resource Summary: "In 1817 (the year of statehood), Peter Van Dorn became Clerk of the Mississippi House of Representatives. Four years later the Legislature selected him to work with Dr. William Lattimore and General Thomas Hinds to design the new capital city of Jackson. Andrew Jackson and Hinds had negotiated the treaty with the Choctaw Indians in which 5 million acres in central and western Mississippi were purchased and opened to settlement. [This map] is Peter Van Dorns layout for Jackson, containing parks or greens interspersed with areas for public buildings, following a checkerboard plan suggested by Thomas Jefferson"--http://milleralbum.com/tmm/docs/PeterVanDornBio.html| Item type | Location | Collection | Call Number | Status | Notes | Date Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online Electronic Resource | Electronic Records | MA/2003.0101(b) | Open Shelf | Link to Electronic Resource | |
| Archive Request | Archival Reading Room | Maps | MA/2003.0101(b) | Available |
Title supplied by cataloger.
Date of situation: 28th April 1822
"In 1817 (the year of statehood), Peter Van Dorn became Clerk of the Mississippi House of Representatives. Four years later the Legislature selected him to work with Dr. William Lattimore and General Thomas Hinds to design the new capital city of Jackson. Andrew Jackson and Hinds had negotiated the treaty with the Choctaw Indians in which 5 million acres in central and western Mississippi were purchased and opened to settlement. [This map] is Peter Van Dorns layout for Jackson, containing parks or greens interspersed with areas for public buildings, following a checkerboard plan suggested by Thomas Jefferson"--http://milleralbum.com/tmm/docs/PeterVanDornBio.html
Map scanned as TIFF file then converted to Zoomify JPEG, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 2009.
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