Topographical-Map of New-Orleans and its Vicinity

Sub-Title
embracing a distance of twelve miles up, and eight and three quarter miles down the Mississippi River, and Part of Lake Pontchartrain representing all Public Improvements existing and projected and important Establishments, accompanied by a Statistical table, containing the most accurate Illustrations; prefaced by a Splendid View of New Orleans, & Compiled from actual surveys and the best authorities by Chas. F. Zimpel
Subject

New-Orleans and its Vicinity; right bank of the Mississippi River; Ferry; Caraby's District to A. Ducros Plantation; Lighthouse; City Hotel, kept by W. Bishop; Levee Steam Cotton Press; Orleans Cotton Press Company; Bank of the Canal and Banking Company; City Hall [Cabildo]; St. Louis Cathedral; [Presbytere]; City House and Market of the City of Lafayette; Bank of New Orleans; Union Bank of Louisiana; American Theatre; Louisiana Sugar Refinery; Charity Hospital; State House of the State of Louisiana.

Date
1833 Sep 4 (historical)
Mapmaker
Zimpel, Cha[rle]s, Deputy City Surveyor of New Orleans
Place of Publication

New Orleans, La.

Accession Number
T0055.1997.0320.1-12
Alternate number
01229 (wrong # assigned)
Condition
Good; some small staple holes.
Curatorial Notes

We have three originals stored OMC; all in very bad condition. The #01229 was assigned to this photocopy; it rightfully belongs to one of the originals, stored OMC.

Insets
Plan de la Nouvelle-Orleans telle qu'elle etait en May 1728
Notes

Includes visual representations titled: "New Orleans Taken from a point on the right Bank of the Mississippi between the upper and lower Ferry;" "Plan of the Banks of the Mississippi and adjacent Country, from Caraby's District to A. Ducros Plantation being a continuation of the Above Map/Mouth of the Mississippi at the South West Pass/Bar for the Steamboats, Lighthouse, Lighthouse of the South Pass, Nine Feet Canal, Bar;" "City Hotel, kept by W. Bishop, built 1831," "Levee Steam Cotton Press, built 1832," Orleans Cotton Press Company, built 1833," "Bank of the Canal and Banking Company, built 1832," "City Hall, built 1975 [Cabildo]," "Cathedral or Church of St. Louis, built 1794," "Court House, built 1812 [Presbytere]," "City House and Market of the City of Lafayette to be built 1834," "Bank of New Orleans, built 1832;" "Union Bank of Louisiana to be built 1834," "American Theatre, built 1823," "Louisiana Sugar Refinery, built 1831," "Charity Hospital, built 1831," "State House of the State of Louisiana, built 1815,"

Media Type
positive photocopy in 12 sheet
Size
11 1/4 x 14 (each sheet)
Storage
c01d02