Amsterdam: 1720. Print. Copper-plate engraving. Amsterdam: 1720. Image measures 6 1/8" x 9", with text 11 1/2" x 9". Sheet measures 15" x 11 1/2" This satirical persuasive map depicts the island of "Geks-Kop", rendered as a 'fools head', or man in a 'fool's cap.' The map is an allegorical reference to the economic crash caused by the French Compagnie d'Occident, often referred to as the Mississippi Company, following the burst of the Mississippi Bubble. Surrounding the head are islands..... More

Boston: W.D. Ticknor, 1835. Map. Engraving with original hand outline. Image measures 7 3/4" x 10 1/4". Lovely map of Louisiana and Arkansas published in 1835. Hand colored to show early county divisions. Rivers, cities, and parishes are labeled. The Masserne Mountains, now known as the Ozarks, are depicted pictorially. Several Indian villages are noted - including Caddo, Coshatta, and Delaware. From "A Comprehensive Atlas Geographical, Historical and Commercial". Minor foxing to margins. T.G. Bradford (1802-1887) was a Boston based..... More

New York: Colton, J.H., 1857. Map. Engraving with original hand colored outline detail. Image measures 11 3/4" x 14 1/2". Nicely detailed map of Louisiana divided into counties and townships. Shows towns, major routes, railroads, waterways and geographical features. Swampland is beautifully rendered along Louisiana's southern coast. The map also shows the Mississippi River delta, flowing into the Gulf of Mexico through various passes. The Colton family was one the most prolific and successful publishers of maps and atlases in..... More

Philadelphia: Charles Desilver, 1856. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 14 3/4" x 11 3/4" Lovely map of Louisiana divided into counties. Shows major cities, major routes, waterways and railroads. Includes inset showing New Orleans. A table in the upper left indicates steam boat routes from New Orleans to Pittsburgh, to Natchitoches, and to Balize. This map was published in Desilver's 1856 edition of the "New Universal Atlas". In excellent condition. Charles Desilver (fl. 1856-1862) was a Philadelphia..... More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1853. Sea chart with hand coloring. Image measures 13" x 18". Simple 1853 nautical chart or maritime map depicts the Timballier Bay flowing through the Grand Pass to the Gulf of Mexico. The chart notes depth soundings throughout to help navigate the waters. Harbors, creeks, lighthouses, and other topographical features are also noted. This map was issued by the U.S. Coast Survey under the supervision of A. D. Bache, Superintendent. The map is by F.H. Gerdes..... More

Philadelphia: O.W. Gray & Son, 1886. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16.25" x 26". Fine 1886 map of Louisiana by Frank A. Gray depicts the state in beautiful detail. The map depicts counties, towns, cities, railways, rivers, and other waterways. Topographical features are beautifully rendered with many descriptive notations. Numerical figures on land indicate elevation above sea lea, and in the Gulf of Mexico depths are shown with soundings in fathoms. Two insets show a town plan..... More

New York: Johnson, A.J., 1870. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 23" x 16.75". Beautiful double page map of Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi divided into counties and townships. Shows towns, major routes, railroads and waterways. In excellent condition. Alvin Jewett Johnson (1827-1884) is one of the most prolific American publishers of the 19th century. He opened his own company in 1856 that produced atlases, maps and encyclopedias. The company made great maps based on those by J.H. Colton..... More

Philadelphia: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr., 1867. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 21.25" x 13.5". Classic double page map of Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi divided into counties. Shows towns, major routes, waterways and geographical features. In excellent condition. S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. continued his father's successful mapmaking and publishing business, and was one of the most prolific and renowned 19th century American publishers. More

Pennsylvania: Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr., 1874. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 9.25" x 11". This beautiful 1874 plan or map of New Orleans by Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. depicts the city along the Mississippi River, including parts of Macdonough, Algiers and Belleville. Color coded according to wards, the highly detailed map notes individual streets, railways, canals, levees, etc. The whole is surrounded by an ornate floral border. The map is in good condition. Dated and copyrighted to..... More

Pierre-Francois Tardieu. Map. Engraving with modern hand coloring. Image measures 12.5 x 16.75 inches. Sheet measures 17 x 22 inches. In very good condition. Beautiful early map of Florida and Georgia, western Louisiana, southern parts of the Carolinas and the Bahamas, circa 1798. The interior of Florida was not yet mapped with distortions to Baie du St. Espirit. Pierre Francois Tardieu (1711-1771) came from a family of engravers and map makers based in Paris. This map was engraved by Jean..... More

London: Robert Wilkinson. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 13.5" x 10.75". Small tear at bottom right edge, image unaffected. In very good condition. A detailed map of North America containing a large amount of information. The key shows Louisiana as part of the United States, along with 13 United States, 1 Allied State, and 6 Subject States. The key also shows British Possessions as Canada and New Britain; Spanish Dominions as Mexico, New Navarre, and Florida; and Danish Settlements as..... More