Plan of New Orleans the Capital of Louisiana
Subject
New Orleans
Date
1744 (historical)
Mapmaker
Benning, R[obert], engraver
Publisher
London Magazine, The
Place of Publication
London
Accession Number
2044
Alternate number
Cusachs Collection
Condition
Poor. Very acidified, browning. Surface dirt; staining in margins. Needs conservation.
Curatorial Notes
Other copies located 1982.077.160, 00190, 09440.
Market Value
1982 appraisal of 1982.077.160: $200.00
Notes
Published in 1761 after Nicolas Bellin's "Plan de la Nouvelle-Orleans Sur les Manuscrits du Dépôt des Cartes de la Marine," from F. P. X. Charlevoix's 1744 "Histoire de la Nouvelle France," vol. 2.
Size
6 5/8 x 9 1/8
Storage
c02d07