Point Au Fer Island sits at the edge of the Gulf of Mexico, defining the southern boundary of Atchafalaya Bay. This 2020 record of the Terrebonne Parish coastline shows a landscape dominated by shifting marshland and complex waterways, where the Point au Fer Shell Reef and Point au Fer itself meet the open sea. The map highlights the intricate network of cuts and passes that characterize the deltaic environment, including Raquet Pass and Alligator Cut.
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This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
1932 · Lake Decade
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Oyster Bayou
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1945 · New Orleans
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Lake Decade
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Oyster Bayou
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Point Au Fer
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1963 · New Orleans
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1966 · New Orleans
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1970 · Point Au Fer NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Point Au Fer
USGS Topo · 1:24,000