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Map Plan of New Orleans the capital of Louisiana

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Title

  • Plan of New Orleans the capital of Louisiana

Names

  • Benning, R

Created / Published

  • [England] : R. Benning, [1761?]

Headings

  • -  New Orleans (La.)--Maps.--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Louisiana--New Orleans

Genre

  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Shows houses, streets, and vegetation.
  • -  Oriented with north to the upper right.
  • -  "Eng. for the London Mag."
  • -  Library of Congress. Maps and charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789, 1679

Medium

  • 1 map ; 17 x 24 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G4014.N5 1761 .B4
  • G4014.N5 1761 .B4 Copy 2. Holes along left margin
  • G4014.N5 1761 .B4 Copy 3. Stamped 6 copy in lower right margin

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2014589389

Online Format

  • image

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Benning, R. Plan of New Orleans the capital of Louisiana. [England: R. Benning, ?, 1761] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2014589389/.

APA citation style:

Benning, R. (1761) Plan of New Orleans the capital of Louisiana. [England: R. Benning, ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2014589389/.

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Benning, R. Plan of New Orleans the capital of Louisiana. [England: R. Benning, ?, 1761] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2014589389/>.