Grondvlakte van Nieuw Orleans, de Hoofdstad van Louisiana: Tirion c. 1760

Title: Grondvlakte van Nieuw Orleans, de Hoofdstad van Louisiana Author: Isaac Tirion Date: c. 1760 Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving Condition: Very Good Plus - issued center fold, some areas of slight foxing Inches: 17 5/8 x 13 [Image] Centimeters: 45.19 x 33.33 [Image] Product ID: 102074 Grondvlakte van Nieuw Orleans, de Hoofdstad van Louisiana "Grounds of New Orleans, the Capital of Louisiana." Map of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana and environs by Dutch cartographer Isaac Tirion. Tirion based his map on one dating to 1720 produced by French royal cartographer Louis Brion de la Tour. The left half of the page contains a plan of the city proper, what is today the French Quarter. Within its title cartouche, a legend indicates the locations of major buildings and sites around the city: Aanwyzing der Letteren. ["Designation of the Letters."] a. Huis van den Intendant. ["House of the Intendant."] b. Des Gouverneurs Paleis. ["The Governor's Palace."] c. 's Konings