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). H. Wehrmann, lithographer.

Publisher

Gresham, James A.

Place of Publication

New Orleans, La.

Accession Number

1997.078.103

Alternate number

Lupin Collection

Condition

Fair; some wear along fold lines, tears.

Curatorial Notes

This is best copy of all. Other copies/adaptations/editions located 1982.077.157, T0055.1997.0287; 09598; T0055.1997.0280; 11552.04; T0055.1997.0267; T0055.1997.0293; 11552.05; 09066; T0055.1997.0292; 12421.021.001-002; T0055.1997.0373. Label from 1996 exhibit: This facsimile map is based on an earlier map drawn by Carlos Trudeau, surveyor general of Spanish Louisaana. Platations and land concessions granted to early European settlers of the area surrounf the grid-patterned city.

Exhibition History

1996 Sep - Mar 30, 1999, So Much More than Just A Map

Notes

This is a late 19 c. reproduction of Trudeau's 1798 map.

Size

20 3/8 x 13 7/8

Storage

c06d06