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New Orleans, La. Showing Area Built in 1841. The fainter lines show Streets of 1880. – 1841

Categories: 1841, Louisiana, New Orleans

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  • Title: New Orleans, La. Showing Area Built in 1841. The fainter lines show Streets of 1880.
  • Date: 1841
  • Original Source: Report on the Social Statistics of Cities, Compiled by George E. Waring, Jr., United States. Census Office, Part II, 1886
  • Publication Date: 1886
  • Web Source: Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection - U.S. Historical City Maps

Diagram showing the inundated District Sauvé’s Crevasse May 3rd 1849. Fac-similie of an old drawing

Categories: 1849, Louisiana, New Orleans

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New Orleans, Louisiana – 1873

Categories: 1873, Louisiana, New Orleans

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New Orleans, La. Showing the Area Closely Built in 1878. With houses then existing in the suburban part of the city – 1878

Categories: 1878, Louisiana, New Orleans

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  • Title: New Orleans, La. Showing the Area Closely Built in 1878. With houses then existing in the suburban part of the city
  • Date: 1878
  • Original Source: Report on the Social Statistics of Cities, Compiled by George E. Waring, Jr., United States. Census Office, Part II, 1886
  • Publication Date: 1886
  • Web Source: Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection - U.S. Historical City Maps

New Orleans, La. Showing Location of Cemeteries – 1880

Categories: 1880, Louisiana, New Orleans

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New Orleans, La. Showing Location of Markets – 1880

Categories: 1880, Louisiana, New Orleans

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New Orleans (Louisiana) 1884, exposition grounds

Categories: 1884, Louisiana, New Orleans, United States

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  • Title: New Orleans (Louisiana) 1884, exposition grounds
  • Full Title: Map of the city of New Orleans showing location of exposition grounds and all approaches thereto by land and water / the World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition ... Department of Installation
  • Date: 1884
  • Creator: World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (1884-1885 : New Orleans, La.)
  • Publisher: World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, Department of Installation (New Orleans)
  • Description: Depth shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Shows steam line railway routes in red and horse car routes in blue. Shows land ownership in outlying areas.
  • Scale: Scale not given
  • Publication Date: 1884?
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection

New Orleans, Louisiana – 1891

Categories: 1891, Louisiana, New Orleans

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New Orleans (Louisiana) 1904, street railway system

Categories: 1904, Louisiana, New Orleans, United States

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  • Title: New Orleans (Louisiana) 1904, street railway system
  • Full Title: Map of New Orleans : showing street railway system of the N.O. Railways Co. / New Orleans Railways Co.
  • Date: 1904
  • Creator: New Orleans Railways Company
  • Publisher: New Orleans Railways Company New Orleans
  • Description: Shows railway lines, depots and transfer points. Includes text and ill. TouriJanuary 1904."
  • Scale: ca. 1:45,000
  • Publication Date: 1904
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection

New Orleans (Louisiana) 1906

Categories: 1906, Louisiana, New Orleans, United States

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  • Title: New Orleans (Louisiana) 1906
  • Full Title: The Picayune’s map of New Orleans / Alf. F. Theard, del ; T. Fitzwilliam & Co., Ltd., Lithographers and Stationers, N.O.
  • Date: 1906
  • Publisher: The Picayune (New Orleans)
  • Description: Includes index.
  • Scale: Scale not given
  • Publication Date: c1906
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection

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