"Plan de la Nouvelle Orleans Sur les Manuscrits du Depot des Cartes de la Marine", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Attractive plan of the city of New Orleans detailing the city center, including Bourbon Street, with individual buildings depicted and keyed to a list under title. Locates the quay along the Mississippi River, the canal, government buildings, church, prison, hospital, monastery, and army & navy quarters. Bellin's plan was first issued in Charlevoix's History and General Description of New France in 1742 with later versions such as this published in several versions. The plan became the standard map of New Orleans throughout the eighteenth century.

References: Lemmon #171.

Condition: A