Map of the New Orleans Levee - October 18, 1802.

Sub-Title

Compiled from various sources as acknowledged...Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

Subject

New Orleans Levee; delineates location of slaughterhouse and market, Marigny Sawmill, Government House (1761), Ursuline convent, military hospital, "approximate site of flatboat incident," forts San Juan (St. John), San Fernando (St. Ferdinand), San Carlos (St. Charles), Borgona, San Louis (St. Louis).

Date

1802 Oct 18 (historical)

Mapmaker

F.R.L.

Publisher

National Park Service United States Department of the Interior

Place of Publication

[New Orleans?]

Accession Number

12421.022

Condition

Fair. Edges worn, 5" tear--center right marging, foxing.

Curatorial Notes

After Trudeau's 1798 map, Tanesse's 1815 map. Second copy located T0055.1997.0780

Notes

Drawn Apr 13, 1939; revised June 21, 1939.

Media Type

blueprint

Size

28 3/4 x 49

Storage

c06d04