[Battle of Ackia] [map].
by Broutin, Ignace Francois .
Publisher: S.l., [1736?] .Description: 1 ms map : photocopy ; 18 x 20 cm .Subject(s): Chickasaw Indians -- Mississippi -- History | Choctaw Indians -- Mississippi -- History | Ackia, Battle of, Miss., 1736 -- History | Mississippi -- History -- French period, 1699-1763 | Mississippi -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 | Maps -- 18th century Online Resources: Link to Electronic Resource| Item type | Location | Collection | Call Number | Status | Notes | Date Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online Electronic Resource | Electronic Records | MA/99.0005(a) | Open Shelf | Link to Electronic Resource | |
| Archive Request | Archival Reading Room | Maps | MA/99.0005(a) | Available |
Date of situation: 1736.
Covers: site of battle.
Relief: shown pictorially.
Shows: forests, hills, ravine, fort and cabins.
Map shows alphabetical codes, but no key accompanies map.
Map used to illustrate an article in the New Orleans Times Picayune 10/10/1937: "This old sketch of the Battle of Ackia, taken from the French government's archives in Paris, was made by an officer who accompanied Governor Bienville's ill-fated expedition in 1736."
The Battle of Ackia was fought on May 26, 1736 between a French and Choctaw expedition and the Chickasaws in the vicinity of present-day Tupelo.
Information concerning the map and the battle optained from "Ackia, Battle of" subject file at the Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History.
Photocopy: [Paris]: [French government archives], [n.d.]. 20 cm.
Zoomify JPEG file, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, [2011]. Photocopy scanned as TIFF file then converted to Zoomify JPEG file.
Mode of access: Internet browser.
Language: French.
Gift of: Moreau B. Chambers.