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

Condition

Fair - poor; some fading, foxing; torn along edges and some loss along edges and folds. Needs conservation.

Curatorial Notes

Second copy, poor condition, located T0055.1997.0040

Exhibition History

1982: Lafayette Natural History Museum

Market Value

1982: curatorial insurance estimate $600.00

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

Storage

c03d03