1956 Map of Bay Tambour
USGS Topo · Published 1959About this map
Southwestern Louisiana Canal cuts through the marshy transition between Lafourche and Jefferson Parishes in this mid-1950s survey. The landscape is a complex network of coastal inlets and bayous, where land is more of a suggestion than a permanent fixture, characterized by points like Martigan Point and isolated landmasses such as Andre Island. The maritime economy and early industrial footprint are evident through scattered Oil Wells and navigational Lights that guided vessels through the intricate waterways of Bay Tambour and Caminada Bay. These interior waters, including Fishermans Bay and Des Ilettes Bay, show the area's historical reliance on water-based transit before significant modern coastal erosion altered these shorelines. The map preserves the specific locations of bayous like Palmetto Bayou and Bayou Casse-Tete as they existed during a period of expanding offshore activity.
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Editions of this 1956 Bay Tambour Map
3 editions found
Historical Maps of Jefferson Parish Through Time
161 maps found
1892 Cheniere Caminada
Lafourche Parish, LA
1892 Creole
Lafourche Parish, LA
1892 Cut-Off
Lafourche Parish, LA
1892 Lac Des Allemands
Lafourche Parish, LA
1894 Lake Felicity
Lafourche Parish, LA
1894 Timbalier
Lafourche Parish, LA
1932 Houma NE
Lafourche Parish, LA
1932 Houma NW
Lafourche Parish, LA
1932 Houma SE
Lafourche Parish, LA
1932 Lac Des Allemands SE
Lafourche Parish, LA
1932 Lac Des Allemands SW
Lafourche Parish, LA
1932 Thibodaux SE
Lafourche Parish, LA
1935 Bay Courant
Lafourche Parish, LA
1935 Calumet Island
Lafourche Parish, LA
1935 Leeville
Lafourche Parish, LA
1935 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
1935 Pelican Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1935 Viguerie Canal
Lafourche Parish, LA
1938 Lafourche
Lafourche Parish, LA
1939 Cut-Off
Lafourche Parish, LA
1939 Lake Felicity
Lafourche Parish, LA
1940 Lafourche
Lafourche Parish, LA
1941 Cut-Off
Lafourche Parish, LA
1941 Lac Des Allemands
Lafourche Parish, LA
1941 Lake Felicity
Lafourche Parish, LA
1944 Lac Des Allemands
Lafourche Parish, LA
1944 Lake Felicity
Lafourche Parish, LA
1945 Leeville
Lafourche Parish, LA
1946 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
1947 Caminada Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1949 Bay Dosgris
Lafourche Parish, LA
1949 Bay Tambour
Lafourche Parish, LA
1949 Belle Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1950 Golden Meadow Farms
Lafourche Parish, LA
1953 Bay Dosgris
Lafourche Parish, LA
1953 Belle Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1953 Calumet Island
Lafourche Parish, LA
1954 Caminada Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1954 Golden Meadow Farms
Lafourche Parish, LA
1954 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
1954 Pelican Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1956 Bay Tambour
Lafourche Parish, LA
1956 Golden Meadow Farms
Lafourche Parish, LA
1956 Leeville
Lafourche Parish, LA
1956 Pelican Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1957 Caminada Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1957 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
1962 Bayou Boeuf
Lafourche Parish, LA
1962 Lac Des Allemands
Lafourche Parish, LA
1963 Catahoula Bay
Lafourche Parish, LA
1963 Gheens
Lafourche Parish, LA
1963 Savoie
Lafourche Parish, LA
1964 Bay Courant
Lafourche Parish, LA
1964 Lake Bully Camp
Lafourche Parish, LA
1964 Lake Felicity
Lafourche Parish, LA
1973 Bay L'ours
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Bay Courant
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Bay Dosgris
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Bay Tambour
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Belle Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Calumet Island
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Caminada Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Golden Meadow Farms
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Lake Bully Camp
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Leeville
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
1994 Pelican Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Bay Courant
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Bay Dosgris
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Bay L'Ours
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Bayou Boeuf
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Belle Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Calumet Island
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Leeville
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Pelican Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
1998 Savoie
Lafourche Parish, LA
2012 Bay Courant
Lafourche Parish, LA
2012 Bay Dosgris
Lafourche Parish, LA
2012 Bay L'Ours
Lafourche Parish, LA
2012 Bayou Boeuf
Lafourche Parish, LA
2012 Bay Tambour
Lafourche Parish, LA
2012 Belle Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2012 Calumet Island
Lafourche Parish, LA
2012 Caminada Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2012 Catahoula Bay
Lafourche Parish, LA
2012 Gheens
Lafourche Parish, LA
2012 Golden Meadow Farms
Lafourche Parish, LA
2012 Lake Bully Camp
Lafourche Parish, LA
2012 Leeville
Lafourche Parish, LA
2012 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
2012 Pelican Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2012 Savoie
Lafourche Parish, LA
2015 Bay Courant
Lafourche Parish, LA
2015 Bay Dosgris
Lafourche Parish, LA
2015 Bay L'Ours
Lafourche Parish, LA
2015 Bayou Boeuf
Lafourche Parish, LA
2015 Bay Tambour
Lafourche Parish, LA
2015 Belle Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2015 Calumet Island
Lafourche Parish, LA
2015 Caminada Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2015 Catahoula Bay
Lafourche Parish, LA
2015 Gheens
Lafourche Parish, LA
2015 Golden Meadow Farms
Lafourche Parish, LA
2015 Lake Bully Camp
Lafourche Parish, LA
2015 Leeville
Lafourche Parish, LA
2015 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
2015 Pelican Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2015 Savoie
Lafourche Parish, LA
2018 Bay Courant
Lafourche Parish, LA
2018 Bay Dosgris
Lafourche Parish, LA
2018 Bay L'Ours
Lafourche Parish, LA
2018 Bayou Boeuf
Lafourche Parish, LA
2018 Bay Tambour
Lafourche Parish, LA
2018 Belle Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2018 Calumet Island
Lafourche Parish, LA
2018 Caminada Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2018 Catahoula Bay
Lafourche Parish, LA
2018 Gheens
Lafourche Parish, LA
2018 Golden Meadow Farms
Lafourche Parish, LA
2018 Lake Bully Camp
Lafourche Parish, LA
2018 Leeville
Lafourche Parish, LA
2018 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
2018 Pelican Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2018 Savoie
Lafourche Parish, LA
2020 Bay Courant
Lafourche Parish, LA
2020 Bay Dosgris
Lafourche Parish, LA
2020 Bay L'Ours
Lafourche Parish, LA
2020 Bayou Boeuf
Lafourche Parish, LA
2020 Bay Tambour
Lafourche Parish, LA
2020 Belle Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2020 Calumet Island
Lafourche Parish, LA
2020 Caminada Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2020 Gheens
Lafourche Parish, LA
2020 Golden Meadow Farms
Lafourche Parish, LA
2020 Lake Bully Camp
Lafourche Parish, LA
2020 Leeville
Lafourche Parish, LA
2020 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
2020 Pelican Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2020 Savoie
Lafourche Parish, LA
2021 Catahoula Bay
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Bay Courant
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Bay Dosgris
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Bay L'Ours
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Bayou Boeuf
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Bay Tambour
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Belle Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Calumet Island
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Caminada Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Catahoula Bay
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Gheens
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Golden Meadow Farms
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Lake Bully Camp
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Leeville
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Mink Bayou
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Pelican Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2024 Savoie
Lafourche Parish, LA
2025 Belle Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2025 Calumet Island
Lafourche Parish, LA
2025 Caminada Pass
Lafourche Parish, LA
2025 Leeville
Lafourche Parish, LA