Mardi Gras Parade, New Orleans, Louisiana
Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Mardi Gras is organized by Carnival krewes. Krewe float riders toss throws to the crowds; the most common are strings of plastic colorful beads, doubloons... more
Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi,
Relief shown pictorially. Shows "Natichitoches, éstablissemt. françois fait en 1717 par Mr. de Bienville" and routes of explorers, De Soto and others. LC copy mounted on cloth backed paper. Folded in six, split... more
A new map of the north parts of America claimed by France under ye nam...
Relief shown pictorially. Phillips. Maps of America. Includes notes and ill. of "The Indian Fort Sasquesahanok." Insets: The harbour of Annapolis Royal -- A map of ye mouth of Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi] and ... more
![A map of Louisiana and of the river Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi] : this map of the Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi] is most humbly inscribed to William Law of Lanreston, esq. /](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/09/a-map-of-louisiana-and-of-the-river-mississipi-ie-mississippi-this-map-of-the-2f4979-640.jpg "A map of Louisiana and of the river Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi] : this map of the Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi] is most humbly inscribed to William Law of Lanreston, esq. /")
A map of Louisiana and of the river Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi] : th...
Relief shown pictorially. From: A new general atlas, containing a geographical and historical account of all the empires, kingdoms, and other dominions of the world, 1721. Phillips. Maps of America. Includes no... more
A Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississippi.
Colonial America. This map, taken from the New General Atlas, 1721, is dedicated to Mr. Law. It is a translation of the French map of Delisle, published in 1718. Maps of the Miss. River Exhibit no. 10. Availabl... more
Carte particulière d'une partie de la Louisianne ou les fleuve et rivi...
Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Map in 2 sections mounted on cloth backing. This incomplete map without title covers only the east portion showing in the map entitled "Carte particulière d'une partie de la Louisian... more
![Carte particulière d'une partie de la Louisianne ou les fleuve et rivierres [i.e. rivières] onts etés relevé a l'estime & les routtes [i.e. routes] par terre relevé & mesurées aux pas, par les Srs. Broutin, de Vergés, ingénieurs & Saucier dessinateur /](http://picryl-test-processed.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/photo/2019/10/06/carte-particuliere-dune-partie-de-la-louisianne-ou-les-fleuve-et-rivierres-beb239-640.jpg "Carte particulière d'une partie de la Louisianne ou les fleuve et rivierres [i.e. rivières] onts etés relevé a l'estime & les routtes [i.e. routes] par terre relevé & mesurées aux pas, par les Srs. Broutin, de Vergés, ingénieurs & Saucier dessinateur /")
Carte particulière d'une partie de la Louisianne ou les fleuve et rivi...
Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Map in 2 sections mounted on cloth backing. Prime meridian: [Paris]. "This map of the Mississippi River Valley from Memphis to the Gulf of Mexico as far east as Mobile includes inter... more
![Plan général du Fort Septentrional du Detour des Anglois, tel qu'il est présentement : [Louisiana] /](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1749/01/01/plan-general-du-fort-septentrional-du-detour-des-anglois-tel-quil-est-presentement-640.jpg "Plan général du Fort Septentrional du Detour des Anglois, tel qu'il est présentement : [Louisiana] /")
A new & accurate map of Louisiana, with part of Florida and Canada, an...
Scale ca. 1:8,500,000. Relief shown pictorially. "West longitude from London." "No. 59." From the author's A complete atlas or distinct view of the known world ... 1752. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 12 ... more
Canada et Louisiane,
Scale ca. 1:4,450,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Lowery, 415 LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 34 Includes illus. of Niagara Falls and additional place-names. Available also through the Library... more
Carte de la Louisiane et pays voisins, pour servir a l'Histoire généra...
Scale ca. 1:10,000,000. Relief shown pictorially. "Tom XIV. No. 12." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 74 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault. AACR2
Plan of New Orleans the capital of Louisiana; with the disposition of ...
Scale ca. 1:5,000. "Pa. 148" under brown edging. Insets: The course of Mississipi River, from Bayagoulas to the sea [ca. 1:800,000]--The east mouth of the Mississipi, with the plan of Fort la Balise which defen... more
Carte de la Louisiane et des pays voisins
Scale ca. 1:5,700,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. "Sur de nouvelles observations on a corrigé las lacs, et leurs environs, 1755." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 90 Differs from other copy in ... more
Plan de la Nouvelle Orleans.
Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
Carte réduite des costes de la Louisiane et de la Floride.
Scale ca. 1:2,500,000. "Longitude occidentale du méridien de Paris." Depths shown by soundings. "No. 66." Inset: Carte des embouchures du fleuve St. Louis. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1602 Available al... more
Louisiana, as formerly claimed by France, now containing part of Briti...
Scale ca. 1:10,000,000. Relief shown pictorially. Shows longitude west from London and Ferro. From the London magazine. v. 34, June 1765, p. 276-277. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 724 Available also thro... more
Carte de la coste de la province de la Louisiane et des bouches du Mic...
Scale ca. 1:700,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Soundings shown in fathoms. Shows the coast from "Baye de l'Ascencion," Louisiana to "Baye St. Joseph," Florida. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789,... more
Carte des possessions françoises et angloises dans le Canada, et parti...
Scale ca. 1:3,900,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. From Louis Charles Desnos' Atlas général. 1767-[69] LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 70 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site... more
Le Missisipi ou la Louisiane dans l'Amérique septentrionale
Hand colored. Panorama. Pictorial map. Relief shown pictorially. Indexed for points of interest. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 651/1; 651/2
![The coast of West F[lorid]a and Louisiana. The Peninsula and Gulf of Florida or Channel of Bahama with the [Bah]ama I[s]lands.](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/09/the-coast-of-west-florida-and-louisiana-the-peninsula-and-gulf-of-florida-or-b207e1-640.jpg "The coast of West F[lorid]a and Louisiana. The Peninsula and Gulf of Florida or Channel of Bahama with the [Bah]ama I[s]lands.")
The coast of West F[lorid]a and Louisiana. The Peninsula and Gulf of F...
Scale ca. 1:1,390,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Soundings shown in fathoms. "The soundings along the Florida coast, shoals, islands, and reefs are in feet." "DG.4." LC copy mounte... more
Don Bernard de Gálvez colonel des armées de Sa Majesté, intandant & go...
A proclamation offering amnesty to all military deserters who return to duty within four months and fulfill given requirements. Signed: Signé Bernardo de Gálvez. Et plus bas. Par mandement de Sa Seigneurie Ju... more
Carte de la Floride occidentale et Louisiane. La peninsule et golfe de...
Scale ca. 1:1,360,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Soundings shown in fathoms. "Les sondes le long de la côte de la Floride des isles et des bas fonds sont marqués en pieds." Pictorial map. From the... more
Plaza de la villa de Galvez.
Scale ca. 1:1,000. Title from verso. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north toward the bottom. "Carolo ignante, urbem adisicat amor, Galvez ad honorem, nomen dedit que suum. Anno dñi. ML.C.... more
Carte de la Louisiane, et de la Floride.
Scale ca. 1:5,500,000. Relief shown pictorially. "Liv. XVI, no. 46." Also shows Georgia and portions of the Carolinas and Virginia. Appears in Guillaume Thomas François Raynal's Atlas de toutes les parties conn... more
The United States of America with the British possessions of Canada, N...
Relief shown pictorially. Differs from other copies in coloration. Prime meridians: Ferro and London. Includes article III of the Treaty. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 752 Available also through the Libr... more
Carte de la Louisiane, et de la Floride.
Scale ca. 1:6,300,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: Paris and l'Isle de Fer. Shows area of present Southern States. "Liv. XVI, no. 46." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1402 Avai... more
Carte de la Louisiane et de la Floride
Scale ca. 1:6,300,000. Prime meridian: Paris and l'Isle de Fer. Relief shown pictorially. Shows area of present Southern States. "Liv. XVI, no. 46." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1401 Available also thro... more
The West Indies, including part of Virginia, North Carolina, East Flor...
Scale ca. 1:6,000,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1713 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2
The West Indies, including part of Virginia, North Carolina, East Flor...
Scale ca. 1:6,000,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: London. Relief shown pictorially. Second state : Hispaniola is no longer divided into French and Spanish sections and an explanatory note has been deleted. L... more
Bowles's new pocket map of the United States of America; the British p...
Scale ca. 1:6,250,000. Cover title: United States of America. Hand colored. Prime meridian: Ferro and London. Relief shown pictorially. LC copy sectioned and mounted on cloth backing. Inset: Article III. LC Map... more
Partie occidentale du Canada et septentrionale de la Louisiane avec un...
Scale ca. 1:3,000,000. Hand colored. "Longitude occidentale du prémier méridien." Relief shown pictorially. "P. II. 46." Watermark: Y. From P. Santini's Atlas universel. 1776 [i.e. 1784] Available also through ... more
Sauvage du NO. de la Louisiane
Print shows a Native warrior, full-length portrait, left profile, holding a scalp in left hand and a snake in right hand. Title from item. Illus. in: Atlas universel dressé sur les meilleurs cartes modernes / P... more
Partie méridionale de la Louisiane, avec la Floride, la Caroline et la...
Scale ca. 1:2,900,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. "P. II. 48." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1408 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100;... more
Kaart van Louisiana, en Florida.
Scale ca. 1:6,300,000. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Paris and Ferro. Based on Rigobert Bonne's Carte de la Louisiane, et de la Floride. Shows present area of Southern States. Available also through... more
![[Portion of a map of Feliciana District, Spanish Louisiana, from the Lac de la Croix to Thompson's Creek] /](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/28/portion-of-a-map-of-feliciana-district-spanish-louisiana-from-the-lac-de-la-6a3e37-640.jpg "[Portion of a map of Feliciana District, Spanish Louisiana, from the Lac de la Croix to Thompson's Creek] /")
[Portion of a map of Feliciana District, Spanish Louisiana, from the L...
Shows area in West Feliciana Parish. Cadastral map. Relief shown by hachures and rock drawings. Title from John R. Hébert's list of maps. Pen-and-ink and pencil. Has watermarks. From the papers of Vicente Sebas... more
![[Map of Las Ormigas Grant, Sabine and DeSoto Parishes, Louisiana].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1800/01/01/map-of-las-ormigas-grant-sabine-and-desoto-parishes-louisiana-640.jpg "[Map of Las Ormigas Grant, Sabine and DeSoto Parishes, Louisiana].")
![[Map of the Rigolet and the mouth of the Pearl River, Louisiana and Mississippi].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/26/map-of-the-rigolet-and-the-mouth-of-the-pearl-river-louisiana-and-mississippi-c1bfc9-640.jpg "[Map of the Rigolet and the mouth of the Pearl River, Louisiana and Mississippi].")
[Map of the Rigolet and the mouth of the Pearl River, Louisiana and Mi...
Relief shown by hachures. Places names in Spanish. Title from John R. Hébert's list of maps. Pen-and-ink. Watermarks: Horn in a shield surmounted by a crown over the letters GR. From the papers of Vicente Sebas... more
Thomas Jefferson, October 29, 1803, Notes on Louisiana Territory
Notes on Louisiana Territory
Thomas Jefferson, 1803, Louisiana Territory
Louisiana Territory
Louisiana Survey to Thomas Jefferson, April 4, 1804, Estimate by Henry...
Estimate by Henry Dearborn
Map of the Washita river in Louisiana from the Hot Springs to the conf...
Oriented with North to the upper left corner. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
![[Map of a portion of Manchac District, Spanish West Florida].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1805/01/01/map-of-a-portion-of-manchac-district-spanish-west-florida-640.jpg "[Map of a portion of Manchac District, Spanish West Florida].")
![[Cadastral map of a portion of Feliciana District, Spanish West Florida, along the Feliciana River].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1805/01/01/cadastral-map-of-a-portion-of-feliciana-district-spanish-west-florida-along-640.jpg "[Cadastral map of a portion of Feliciana District, Spanish West Florida, along the Feliciana River].")
Map of the Tunica Bend area, Spanish West Florida
Shows region of Tunica, Louisiana. Cadastral map. Title from John R. Hébert's list of maps. Pen-and-ink and pencil; unfinished. Watermarks: L Munn 1804 and fleur-de-lis in a shield surmounted by a crown over th... more
![[Map of an area of Spanish West Florida bounded by Rios Comite on the west and Amite on the east].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1805/01/01/map-of-an-area-of-spanish-west-florida-bounded-by-rios-comite-on-the-west-and-640.jpg "[Map of an area of Spanish West Florida bounded by Rios Comite on the west and Amite on the east].")
![[Map of the area of Feliciana District, Spanish West Florida, from Bayou Sara north to the land of James Kavenaugh, below Tunica Bend].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1805/01/01/map-of-the-area-of-feliciana-district-spanish-west-florida-from-bayou-sara-640.jpg "[Map of the area of Feliciana District, Spanish West Florida, from Bayou Sara north to the land of James Kavenaugh, below Tunica Bend].")
Louisiana.
From Arrowsmith & Lewis New and Elegant General Atlas, 1804. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
![[Map of Feliciana District, Spanish West Florida].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1805/01/01/map-of-feliciana-district-spanish-west-florida-640.jpg "[Map of Feliciana District, Spanish West Florida].")
![[Four plats on the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge 1805].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1805/01/01/four-plats-on-the-mississippi-river-at-baton-rouge-1805-640.jpg "[Four plats on the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge 1805].")
![[Plan of Baton Rouge and adjoining properties on the Mississippi River].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1805/01/01/plan-of-baton-rouge-and-adjoining-properties-on-the-mississippi-river-640.jpg "[Plan of Baton Rouge and adjoining properties on the Mississippi River].")
![[Map of an area along Bayou Bogue Chitto, Spanish West Florida].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/30/map-of-an-area-along-bayou-bogue-chitto-spanish-west-florida-d8b3ec-640.jpg "[Map of an area along Bayou Bogue Chitto, Spanish West Florida].")
[Map of an area along Bayou Bogue Chitto, Spanish West Florida].
Shows region in Washington and St. Tammany Parishes, Louisiana. Cadastral map. Title from John R. Hébert's list of maps. Pen-and-ink. Watermarks: L Munn 1804 and fleur-de-lis in a shield surmounted by a crown o... more
![[Map of a portion of Feliciana District, Spanish West Florida, along Alexander Creek and Bayou Tasa].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1805/01/01/map-of-a-portion-of-feliciana-district-spanish-west-florida-along-alexander-640.jpg "[Map of a portion of Feliciana District, Spanish West Florida, along Alexander Creek and Bayou Tasa].")
![[Map of landowners between the Rio Comite and the Rio Feliciana, Spanish West Florida].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/14/map-of-landowners-between-the-rio-comite-and-the-rio-feliciana-spanish-west-cfb425-640.jpg "[Map of landowners between the Rio Comite and the Rio Feliciana, Spanish West Florida].")
[Map of landowners between the Rio Comite and the Rio Feliciana, Spani...
Shows area in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana? Cadastral map. Title from John R. Hébert's list of maps. Pen-and-ink and pencil; unfinished. Watermarks: D & C Blauw and letters D C B in a shield. From the paper... more
![[Cadastral map of an area along the Mississippi River from the United States-Spanish border south to McIntosh Island] /](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1805/01/01/cadastral-map-of-an-area-along-the-mississippi-river-from-the-united-states-640.jpg "[Cadastral map of an area along the Mississippi River from the United States-Spanish border south to McIntosh Island] /")
![[Map of a portion of Feliciana District, Spanish West Florida].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1805/01/01/map-of-a-portion-of-feliciana-district-spanish-west-florida-640.jpg "[Map of a portion of Feliciana District, Spanish West Florida].")
![[Cadastral map of a portion of Feliciana District, Spanish West Florida, between the Mississippi River and the Comite River].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1805/01/01/cadastral-map-of-a-portion-of-feliciana-district-spanish-west-florida-between-640.jpg "[Cadastral map of a portion of Feliciana District, Spanish West Florida, between the Mississippi River and the Comite River].")
![[Map of an area of Spanish West Florida bounded on the east by Lake Pontchartrain and the west by the Comite River].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/12/map-of-an-area-of-spanish-west-florida-bounded-on-the-east-by-lake-pontchartrain-991af5-640.jpg "[Map of an area of Spanish West Florida bounded on the east by Lake Pontchartrain and the west by the Comite River].")
[Map of an area of Spanish West Florida bounded on the east by Lake Po...
Shows region in Livingston and Tangipahoa Parishes, Louisiana. Relief shown by hachures. Place names and scale statement in Spanish. Title from John R. Hébert's list of maps. Pen-and-ink and pencil; unfinished.... more