Plan of New Orleans the Capitol of Louisiana

Subject

New Orleans

Date

1744 (historical)

Mapmaker

Benning, R[obert], sculptor

Publisher

London Magazine, The

Place of Publication

[London]

Accession Number

1982.077.160

Alternate number

Seiferth Collection

Condition

Poor-fair. Vary acidified, much browning. Needs conservation.

Curatorial Notes

Other copies located 02044, 00190, 09440.

Market Value

1982 appraisal: $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

c02d03