Plan of Mobile. Survey&#039;d by P. Pitman

Title: Plan of Mobile. Survey'd by P. Pitman
Creator: Phillip Pittman See all items with this value; William Brasier See all items with this value
Date: 1763
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Bibliographic Citation: Pittman, Phillip. 1763. Plan of Mobile. Map. Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library; British Library Collections. https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search/commonwealth:hx11z479f, accessed August 29, 2024.
annotates: • This map depicts Mobile after British acquisition following the Treaty of Paris (1763).
• The map details the layout of Mobile, including its streets, buildings, and key infrastructure, such as the fort and public spaces. Given the strategic importance of Mobile as a port city on the Gulf Coast, Pittman's survey would have been crucial for British military and administrative officials in understanding the city's defenses, potential for expansion, and integration into the broader British colonial system.
• Importantly, the map depicts the “Indian Assembly House” which is where the annual congresses were held.
Subject: Gulf Coast See all items with this value; Fort See all items with this value; British See all items with this value; Town See all items with this value; Rivers See all items with this value; Indian Congress See all items with this value; Mobile (AL) See all items with this value
Temporal Coverage: Postcontact See all items with this value; 18th Century See all items with this value