Copy and Translation from the Original Spanish Plan dated 1798, showing the City of New Orleans, its fortifications and environs.

Sub-Title

Plan of the city of New Orleans and the Adjacent Plantations. Compiled in accordance with an ordinance of the Illustrious Ministry and Royal Charter, 24 December, 1798.

Subject

New Orleans

Date

1798 Dec 24 (historical)

Mapmaker

Trudeau, Carlos (original mapmaker). Drawn by Alexander Debrunner.

Publisher

Wehrmann, H.

Place of Publication

New Orleans, La.

Accession Number

1982.077.157

Alternate number

Seiferth Collection

Condition

Fair. Acidified, browning, foxing.

Curatorial Notes

Other copies/adaptations/editions located T0055.1997.0287; T0055.1997.0280; 11552.04; T0055.1997.0267; 11552.05; 09066; T0055.1997.0292-0293; 021.001-002; 1997.078.103.

Market Value

1982 appraisal: $100.00

Notes

This is an April, 1875, reproduction of Trudeau's 1798 map.

Media Type

mounted on board

Size

20 x 14

Storage

c02d03