Creole City of New Orleans, The

Sub-Title
Founded by Jean Baptiste LeMoyne de Bienville in 1718. Surveyed and Planned by Sieur LeBlonde de la Tour in 1720. A Composite View showing the Original City & Surrounding Municipaties To which are added Some Monuments of a Later Date
Subject

Colonial New Orleans, Coat-of Arms, compass rose, Mardi Gras

Date
1699-1803/1865 (historical)
Mapmaker
Curtis, Nathaniel Cortlandt ©
Publisher

[Curtis, Nathaniel Cortlandt ©]

Place of Publication

New Orleans, La.

Accession Number
T0055.1997.0428
Condition
Poor-fair. Acidified, much browning. Needs conservation to remove from acidic board.
Curatorial Notes

May have been Mardi Gras favor; Momus and Proteus featured in margin. Second copy, better condition, located T0055.1997.0427.

Notes

Printed 1930.

Media Type
mounted on cardboard
Size
26 3/4 x 20 3/4
Storage
c01d08