This handsome sheet consists of three maps composed around a large compass rose. This is Tirion's version of the map first drawn by De la Tour in 1720, only two years after the founding of New Orleans. The first map is a plan of the city of New Orleans (now the French Quarter) vividly depicting its protective canal, barracks and quays. The second is a map of the vicinity of New Orleans including the delta and surrounding bayou. The third is a map of the location of Fort la Balisle at the mouth of the river, which sank into the marsh in the late 1700's. Each map has a delicately engraved title cartouche.

References: Goss (NA) #63; Van Ermen #39.

Condition: A

A sound sheet with a good impression. The margins have some minor damp stains, well away from the map.