Robinson's Landing was a location in Baja California, Mexico. It lay on the west bank of the Colorado River northwest of the north tip of Montague Island in the Colorado River Delta, 10 miles above the mouth of the river on the Gulf of California.[1] Named for David C. Robinson, it was the place where cargo was unloaded in the river from seagoing craft on to flatbottomed steamboats and carried up to Fort Yuma and points further north on the river from 1852 onward. Joseph C. Ives, described it as it was in 1858, in his 1861 Report upon the Colorado river of the West[2] The river here was subject to a severe tidal bore that formed in the estuary about Montague Island and propagated upstream and could on occasion swamp barges, boats and ships. By 1865, a better location was found, ships offloaded their cargos on the east bank of the river at Port Isabel, Sonora, northeast of Montague Island. 17 miles from Robinson's landing and 57 miles below Port Famine.[1]
^ abRichard E. Lingenfelter, Steamboats on the Colorado River, 1852-1916, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1978, pp.167-169
^Joseph C. Ives, Report upon the Colorado river of the West, Washington, Government Printing Office, 1861. p.26-27, illustration p.26
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Explorations and Surveys. War Department. Map No. 1. Rio Colorado of the West, explored by 1st Lieut. Joseph C. Ives, Topl. Engrs. under the direction of the Office of Explorations and Surveys. A.A. Humphreys, Capt. Topl. Engrs. in Charge, by order of the Hon. John B. Floyd, Secretary of War. 1858. Drawn by Frhr. F.W.v. Egloffstein. Topographer to the Expedition. Topography by Frhr. F.W.v. Egloffstein. Ruling by Samuel Sartain. Lettering by F. Courtenay. From www.davidrumsey.com, David Rumsey Historical Map Collection website, accessed December 1, 2011. 1st Lieut. Joseph C. Ives Map of the Colorado River showing location of Robinsons Landing and other settlements along the Colorado River in 1858.
Robinson's Landing, Mouth of Colorado River. Colorado Exploring Expedition. General Report - Plate I. J.J. Young from a photograph by Lieut. Ives. Lith. of Sarony, Major & Knapp, 449 Broadway N.Y. from davidrumsey.com October 27, 2014.
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robinson, landing, location, baja, california, mexico, west, bank, colorado, river, northwest, north, montague, island, colorado, river, delta, miles, above, mouth, river, gulf, california, named, david, robinson, place, where, cargo, unloaded, river, from, se. Robinson s Landing was a location in Baja California Mexico It lay on the west bank of the Colorado River northwest of the north tip of Montague Island in the Colorado River Delta 10 miles above the mouth of the river on the Gulf of California 1 Named for David C Robinson it was the place where cargo was unloaded in the river from seagoing craft on to flatbottomed steamboats and carried up to Fort Yuma and points further north on the river from 1852 onward Joseph C Ives described it as it was in 1858 in his 1861 Report upon the Colorado river of the West 2 The river here was subject to a severe tidal bore that formed in the estuary about Montague Island and propagated upstream and could on occasion swamp barges boats and ships By 1865 a better location was found ships offloaded their cargos on the east bank of the river at Port Isabel Sonora northeast of Montague Island 17 miles from Robinson s landing and 57 miles below Port Famine 1 See also editSteamboats of the Colorado RiverReferences edit a b Richard E Lingenfelter Steamboats on the Colorado River 1852 1916 University of Arizona Press Tucson 1978 pp 167 169 Joseph C Ives Report upon the Colorado river of the West Washington Government Printing Office 1861 p 26 27 illustration p 26External links editExplorations and Surveys War Department Map No 1 Rio Colorado of the West explored by 1st Lieut Joseph C Ives Topl Engrs under the direction of the Office of Explorations and Surveys A A Humphreys Capt Topl Engrs in Charge by order of the Hon John B Floyd Secretary of War 1858 Drawn by Frhr F W v Egloffstein Topographer to the Expedition Topography by Frhr F W v Egloffstein Ruling by Samuel Sartain Lettering by F Courtenay From www davidrumsey com David Rumsey Historical Map Collection website accessed December 1 2011 1st Lieut Joseph C Ives Map of the Colorado River showing location of Robinsons Landing and other settlements along the Colorado River in 1858 Robinson s Landing Mouth of Colorado River Colorado Exploring Expedition General Report Plate I J J Young from a photograph by Lieut Ives Lith of Sarony Major amp Knapp 449 Broadway N Y from davidrumsey com October 27 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robinson 27s Landing amp oldid 859615826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
