Plan de la Nouvelle-Orleans...: Bellin, 1744

Title: Plan de la Nouvelle-Orleans sur les Manuscrits du Depot des Cartes de la Marine Author: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin Date: 1744 Condition: Excellent - issued folds, uniform age toning  Inches: 11 x 7 3/4 [Image] Centimeters: 27.94 x 19.68 [Image] Product ID: 308313 First State, First Edition of the Earliest Obtainable Map of New Orleans, Louisiana Jacques-Nicolas Bellin's 1744 map, titled Plan de la Nouvelle-Orleans sur les Manuscrits du Depot des Cartes de la Marine, is a highly significant cartographic work. This map is the earliest obtainable depiction of New Orleans, Louisiana, and represents the first edition and first state of Bellin's plan. The map, oriented to the northwest, provides a detailed view of the original New Orleans settlement along the Mississippi River. It extends inland to the "Fosse plein d'eau" near present-day Dauphine Street, and from modern-day Iberville Street to Barracks Street, though these streets are not named on the map. Bellin's plan m