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Auction 175, Lot 200

"Grundriss von Neu-Orleans nach den Manscripten in dem Schatze der Karten der Marine", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: New Orleans, Louisiana

Period: 1744 (dated)

Publication: Allgemeine Historie der Reisen zu Wasser und zu Lande

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11 x 7.6 inches
27.9 x 19.3 cm
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This attractive copper-engraved plan of the city of New Orleans details the city center including Bourbon Street. Individual buildings are depicted and keyed to a list under the title naming 18 buildings. The plan locates the quay along the Mississippi River, the canal, government buildings, a church, a prison, a hospital, a monastery, and Army and 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, used in several publications. This is the German edition, dated 1744, but published in 1756 by Arkstee & Merkus. The plan became the standard map of New Orleans throughout the eighteenth century.

References: cf. Lemmon, Magill & Wiese #171.

Condition: A

Issued folding.

Estimate: $400 - $500

Sold for: $300

Closed on 11/13/2019

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