Map 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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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.
Contributor Names
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.
Brion de la Tour, Louis, 1743-1803.
Created / Published
[London] 1759.
Subject Headings
-  New Orleans (La.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
-  United States--Louisiana--New Orleans
Notes
-  Scale ca. 1:5,000.
-  "Pa. 148" under brown edging.
-  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]
-  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1677
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  Vault
-  AACR2: 100; 440; 651
Medium
map 34 x 49 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G4014.N5 1759 .J4
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4014n.ar167700
Library of Congress Control Number
74692199
Online Format
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Description
Scale ca. 1:5,000. "Pa. 148" under brown edging. 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] LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1677 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100; 440; 651
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https://lccn.loc.gov/74692199
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Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, and Louis Brion De La Tour. 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. [London, 1759] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74692199/. (Accessed August 19, 2017.)

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Jefferys, T. & Brion De La Tour, L. (1759) 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. [London] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74692199/.

MLA citation style:

Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, and Louis Brion De La Tour. 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. [London, 1759] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/74692199/>.