Plan of New Orleans the capital of Louisiana : with the disposition of its quarters and canals as they have been traced by Mr. de la Tour in the year 1720

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Plan of New Orleans the capital of Louisiana
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Item Information

Title:
Plan of New Orleans the capital of Louisiana : with the disposition of its quarters and canals as they have been traced by Mr. de la Tour in the year 1720
Creator:
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
Contributor:
Brion de la Tour, Louis
Contributor:
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Date:
1759
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
New Orleans (La.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Mississippi River Delta (La.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Balize (La.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Louisiana > Orleans (county) > New Orleans
Extent:
1 map : hand col. 34 x 49 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[London] : T. Jefferys
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:5,200]
Language:
English
Notes:
In upper right: Pa. 148.
Insets: The course of Mississipi River, from Bayagoulas to the sea [ca. 1:800,000] -- The east mouth of the Mississipi, with the plan of Fort la Balise which defends the entrance and channel of that river [ca. 1:40,000].
Includes references.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1677
Phillips, 1196
Identifier:
4000137_0081r
Call #:
G1105 .J4 1768
Barcode:
30000002770221