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Auction 166, Lot 245
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"Works of Improvement in New Orleans Harbor LA.", U.S. Army

Subject: New Orleans, Louisiana

Period: 1892 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
23.6 x 11.8 inches
59.9 x 30 cm
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A detailed map showing the street pattern with streets also named. It locates important sites, and most interestingly, shows detailed land ownership on the southern and western banks of the Mississippi River. A key at top lists 13 important locations in the city. Below the title indicates that the map was "compiled from surveys in 1877-78 and recent local surveys."

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Condition: B+

Issued folding on a clean sheet with a few tiny splits at fold intersections.

Estimate: $160 - $200

Sold for: $60

Closed on 2/14/2018

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