Louisiana State University Topographical Map of Louisiana Showing the Characteristic Features of the Surface of the State in Symbols and Colors

Sub-Title

Compiled from the Latest and most Authentic Sources with many additions and corrections from the actual reconnaissance by S. H. Lockett

Subject

Louisiana; township and range map; railroads

Date

1891

Mapmaker

Lockett, S.H., assisted in the draughting by D. M. Brosnan of the class of 1872

Publisher

Colton, G[eorge] W[oolworth] and C[Charles] B.

Place of Publication

Washington, D. C.

Accession Number

8173.015

Curatorial Notes

Second copy, poor condition, located T0055.1997.0040

Exhibition History

1982: Lafayette Natural History Museum

Notes

Color coded to delineate "good uplands," "pine hills," "bluff lands," "pine flats," "prairies," "alluvial lands," "coast marsh," "wooded swamps."

Media Type

mounted on cloth

Size

30 x 33 1/2