Brashear City (Morgan City). Parish of St. Mary, La.,

Sub-Title

Map of Barnes Survey as sold at Auction 16 th April 1857 in New Orleans by Joseph A. Beard, Auct[ioneer]

Subject

Morgan City; Brashear City; St. Mary Parish, Tiger Island, philately, sugar plantation, land subdivision, Berwick's Bay

Date

1871

Mapmaker

Lewis, H., lithographer

Place of Publication

New Orleans, La.

Accession Number

1994.003.015

Condition

Fair. Badly foxed, ink on verso bleeding through. Needs conservation, deacidification.

Curatorial Notes

Verso stamped with 6 "Louisiana Law" stamps

Market Value

1994 Apr: purchased from Murray Hudson Antiquarian Books and Maps: $275.00

Notes

This is a May 14, 1883, certified copy. Walter Brashear gave "Tiger Island" to his children in 1842. Brashear City was founded in 1860. This map depicts "Tiger Island," formerly a sugar plantation, after land subdivision. Official court clerk deposit copy, docketed on reverse, six 5-cent Louisiana Law stamps. Includes notation, "312 lots of ground will be sold by the Sheriff of St. Marys, Brashear City, on Monday 22nd May 1871, to close the Estate of the late Robert B. Brashear deceased." Area mapped bounded by Berwick's Bay, Front Street, Brashear Avenue, Adams Street, Sixth Street. Legal certification and revenue stamps on verso.

Size

18 1/16 x 21 1/4

Storage

c03d05