The first three maps are based upon the original plans by Joseph Pilie, surveyor for New Orleans, which were included in Memorial of the Mayor, Aldermen, and inhabitants of New Orleans (H.R. Doc. 26, 20th Congress, 1st Session). The first plan shows the entire city laid out in a grid pattern with 18 important buildings identified by a key. The second and third show the first few streets that border the Mississippi River including the custom house, water works and Market Hall. The third map also shows the improvements made to the quays and levees. The last map, which is not listed in Claussen & Friis, depicts the course of the Mississippi River from north of Nachez, Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. It shows the drainage network of trenches and embankments along Lake Chetimaches (Grand Lake) and Lake Ponchartraine.

A. Plan de la Nouvelle Orleans, sur les Manuscrits du Depot des Cartes de la Marine, by Joseph Pilie, dated 1827, black & white (10.9 x 7.4").

B. Plan of the Front Part of the City of New Orleans, in 1818, by Joseph Pilie, dated 1827, black & white (22.0 x 7.3").

C. Plan of the Front Part of the City of New-Orleans, Shewing the Additions, Alterations, and Improvements Made on the Old Quays and Levees..., by Joseph Pilie, dated 1827, black & white (22.0 x 7.3").

D. Sketch of Part of the State of Louisiana Accompanying a Report of the Commissioner of the Genl. Land Office..., by General Land Office, dated 1829, hand color (18.7 x 22.5").

References: cf. Claussen & Friis #10, #11 & #12.

Condition:

The first three maps are mostly clean and bright with a few minor spots (A). The fourth map has some light foxing and minor offsetting (B+).