This illuminating and elegantly laid out reference was published by the Historic New Orleans Collection on the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase. An essential for collectors interested in the Bayou State, the book examines the history and development of Louisiana through a cartographic lens. It is divided into six chapters, each from a different author: Discovery and Early Cartography of the Northern Gulf Coast by Paul E. Hoffman; La Louisiane / La Luisiana: A Bourbon Colony by Alfred E. Lemmon; "Forming a General Geographical Idea of a Country": Mapping Louisiana from 1803 to 1820 by Ralph E. Ehrenberg; Mapping Louisiana in the Nineteenth Century by Mark F. Fernandez; Torrents of Change: Louisiana in the Modern Age by Jason R. Wiese; and New Orleans Through Three Centuries by John T. Magill. In addition to the 193 maps depicted, there are numerous illustrations peppered throughout the text, most in gorgeous color. Hardbound with illustrated covers and an illustrated dust jacket. 383 pp.

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Condition: A

Contents clean and tight with minor wear to the covers and dust jacket.