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

This is the first state of this attractive copper-engraved plan of the city of New Orleans. The plan 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 1744 with later versions used in several publications. The plan became the standard map of New Orleans throughout the eighteenth century. Engraved by Guillaume Dheulland.

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

Condition: A

Issued folding, now flat, with faint offsetting and a binding trim and associated tear at bottom left that have been professionally repaired with archival materials.