Map or Atlas
Grondvlakte van Nieuw Orleans, de Hoofdstad van Louisiana. De Uitloop van de Rivier Missisippi. De Oostelyke Ingang van de Missisippi, Met een Plan van het Fort, 't Welk het Kanaal Beheerscht
| Map of New Orleans at the start of the French & Indian War, including two inset maps of the Mississippi River Delta and Fort la Balise. It shows streets, roads, buildings, anchorages, forts, forests, marshes, ponds, bays, lakes, and rivers. A compass rose sits in the middle of the three maps, using the cardinal directions to separate them. A reference key appears as part of the main title cartouche, showing the location of important buildings within New Orleans. |
| Image ID: | 124794 |
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| Creation Date: | 1769 |
| Creator Name: | Tirion, Isaak |
| City: | New Orleans |
| County: | |
| State: | Louisiana |
| Collection Name: | Map Collection |
| Genre: | Map or Atlas |
| Original Format Type: | prints, fine-art |
| Original Format Number: | H GX8769 N53 1755 T |
| Original Dimensions: | 33 x 45 cm |
| Based heavily on Thomas Jefferey's 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. For Jeffery's edition see Image ID: 124793. |
| Building sites |
| Engraving |
| Cities and towns |
| Coasts |
| Forests and forestry |
| Islands |
| Land |
| Marshes |
| Land use, Urban |
| Military bases |
| Roads |
| Streets |
| Bays |
| Lakes |
| Mississippi River |
| Ponds |
| Rivers |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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