Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: View: New - Orleans

Author: 
Norman, B.M.
Author: 
Moellhausen, Henry
Date: 
1845
Short Title: 
View: New - Orleans
Publisher: 
B.M. Norman
Publisher Location: 
New Orleans
Type: 
View
Obj Height cm: 
7
Obj Width cm: 
12
Note: 
Map is "Norman's Plan of New Orleans & Environs" by Henry Moellhausen. The map was also issued separately in covers (see ad at end of book). Norman published Persac's Chart of the Lower Mississippi River in 1858 (see our copy). Two small maps are included in the text: "New Orleans in 1728" and "Environs of New Orleans." Cloth covered boards with "Norman's New Orleans and Environs" in gilt on cover.
Reference: 
Howes N180; P-Maps 496 (map).
State/Province: 
Louisiana
City: 
New Orleans (La.)
Full Title: 
(View of) New - Orleans
List No: 
3413.003
Series No: 
3
Engraver or Printer: 
Moellhausen, Henry.
Engraver or Printer: 
Shields & Hammond.
Publication Author: 
Moellhausen, Henry
Publication Author: 
Norman, B.M.
Pub Date: 
1845
Pub Title: 
Norman's New Orleans and Environs: Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana, and the City of New Orleans, From the Earliest Period to the Present Time ... With a Correct and Improved Plan of the City ... New Orleans: Published by B.M. Norman. ... 1845. (on verso) Entered ... 1845, by B.M. Norman ... New York.
Pub List No: 
3413.000
Pub Type: 
Guide Book
Pub Maps: 
3
Pub Height cm: 
16
Pub Width cm: 
11
Image No: 
3413003
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Authors: 
Norman, B.M. ; Moellhausen, Henry