Special List 29: Louisiana
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No. 29
Louisiana
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341. A Map of the State of Louisiana With Part of the Mississippi
Territory, From Actual Survey By Wm. Darby . . .
Philadelphia. Published May the 1st, 1816, By John Melish.
1 inch to ca. 10 miles. 33 x 45. Parishes (boundaries in
color), towns, roads, drainage, military posts, and depth
soundings of coastal waters. Filed as RG 77: WDMC, Louisiana, 67.
342. No. 7 [Map of] Louisiana.
1 inch to ca. 40 miles. 9.5 x 10. Published. Shows land
districts and locations of land offices in 1828 and 1841 and
public land offered for sale, 1828-41. 1828 land district
boundaries are shown in red. For further explanation of the map,
see S. Doc. 92, 26th Cong., 2d sess., Serial 377. (This map
without the 1828 land districts shown is filed as Louisiana 1,
Published, in RG 49.) Filed as RG 46: 26th Cong., 2d sess., 19.
343. [Map of] Louisiana. Entered according to Act of Congress in
the year 1842, By Sidney E. Morse and Samuel Breese in the
Clerks Office of the Southern District of New York.
1 inch to ca. 28 miles. 12 x 15. Published. Parishes, towns,
railroads, roads, canals, and townships. Filed as Ref. Coll.:
Louisiana, 1842.
344. Map of Louisiana. Subdivided into Townships, in each
township of which is placed the number of acres of Estimated
Swamp Lands as stated in the Surveyor General's Report of
Oct. 20th 1847, To the Commissioner of the General Land
Office. Prepared the 19th December, 1849 . . . R. W. Boyd,
Surveyor General, La. Published By Dr. Hunter . . . Litho.
of X. Magny.
1 inch to 24 miles. 17.5 x 18. Published. Also shows towns,
drainage, and Claim of the Baron de Bastrop. Filed as Ref. Coll.:
Louisiana, 1849.
345. (I) Map of Louisiana Representing the Several Land
Districts. [Map] Prepared to accompany the Surveyor
General's annual Report. [Issued by the Surveyor General's
Office, Donaldsonville, La., October 1, 1853.]
1 inch to 18 miles. 17.5 x 17.5. Published. Shows extent and
status of public land surveys and the assumed extent of the swamp
and overflowed lands. Filed as RG 49: Special Published,
Louisiana 4.
346. New and Improved Map of Louisiana Compiled . . . by G.W.R.
Bayley, Civil Engineer. 1853.
1 inch to ca. 10 miles. 32 x 39. Annotated published.
Parishes (boundaries in color), settlements, township and range
numbers, and roads. Annotated in color to show railroad lines
completed and projected, "Boundaries of the uplands, or diluvial
formation," and "Alluvium generally." Map includes tables of 1850
population, senatorial districts, and representatives, by parish.
Filed as RG 77: Z 262.
347. La Tourrette's Reference Map of the State of Louisiana from
the Original Surveys of the United States Which Show the
Townships, Sections or Mile Squares, Spanish Grants,
Settlement Rights &c. Also the Plantations With the owners'
names Engraved thereon. Compiled and Published By John La
Tourrette, New Orleans, La., A.D. 1853.
1 inch to 6 miles. 4 sections, each 26 x 28.5. Land grants
and boundaries of parishes are shown in color. Table gives 1840
census figures. Inset maps of the city of New Orleans and
Louisiana showing land districts. Filed as RG 77: M 95.
348. (H) Map of Louisiana, Representing the Several Land
Districts. [Map] Prepared to accompany the Surveyor
General's annual Report. [Issued by the Surveyor General's
Office, Donaldsonville, La., Oct. 1, 1854.]
1 inch to 18 miles. 17.5 x 17.5. Published. Shows extent and
status of public land surveys and the "assumed extent of the
Swamp and Overflowed Lands. . . . "A copy of this map also is
filed as RG 46: S. Ex. Doc. 1, Pt. 3, 33d Cong., 2d sess. Filed
as RG 49: Special Published, Louisiana 5.
349. (H) Map of Louisiana. . . . Prepared to accompany the
Surveyor General's annual Report. [Issued by Surveyor
General's Office, Donaldsonville, La., Oct. 1, 1855.]
1 inch to 18 miles. 17.5 x 18. Published. Shows status of
public land surveys, and "assumed extent of the Swamp and
Overflowed Lands. . . ." Filed as RG 46: S. Ex. Doc. 5, 34th
Cong., 3d sess., 6.
350. No. 8 (H) Map of Louisiana. . . . Prepared to accompany the
Surveyor General's annual Report. [Issued by Surveyor
General's Office, Donaldsonville, La., Oct. 1, 1857.]
1 inch to ca. 20 miles. 17 x 18.5. Published. Shows status
of public land surveys and "assumed extent of the Swamp and
Overflowed Lands. . . ." Filed as RG 46: S. Ex. Doc. 11, 35th
Cong., 1st sess.
351. No. 8 (H) Map of Louisiana . . . Prepared to accompany the
Surveyor General's annual report. [Issued by Surveyor
General's Office, Donaldsonville, La., Oct. 1, 1859.]
1 inch to ca. 20 miles. 17 x 17.5. Annotated published.
Shows status of public land surveys and "assumed extent of the
Swamp and Overflowed Lands. . . ." Filed as RG 49: Old Map File,
Louisiana, 10.
352. No. 8 (H) Map of Louisiana . . . Prepared to accompany the
Surveyor General's annual Report. [Issued by Surveyor
General's Office, Donaldsonville, La., Oct. 1, 1860.]
1 inch to ca. 20 miles. 17 x 18. Published. Shows status of
public land surveys and "assumed extent of the Swamp and
Overflowed Lands. . . ." Filed as RG 46: S. Ex. Doc. 1, 36th
Cong., 2d sess.
353. [Map of] Louisiana . . . Photographed under the direction of
the Engineer Department. [ca. 1861-65.]
Scale not indicated. 23 x 25. Photoprocessed. Population
figures (white, slave, and freed) and type and amount of
agricultural produce shown by county. Railroad lines also shown.
Filed as RG 77: M 448.
354. Department of the Gulf. Map No. 13, State of Louisiana.
Showing Theatre of Operations of the Forces under command of
Maj. Gen. Banks during the months of March, April, May,
June, and July, and ending with the Reduction of Port
Hudson, July 8th, 1863. [Prepared August 1863.]
1 inch to ca. 10 miles. 30 x 33. Published. Settlements,
roads, and railroad lines. Filed as RG 393: Dept. of the Gulf,
11.
355. Map of Louisiana, [Issued by the General Land Office on Oct.
2, 1866.]
1 inch to ca. 18 miles. 15.5 x 16. Published. Parish
boundaries are shown in color. Shows public surveys, land
districts, locations of land offices, railroad land-grant limits,
military posts, towns, and physical features. Filed as RG 49:
Special Published, Louisiana 6.
356. The Louisiana State University Topographical Map of
Louisiana, Showing the Characteristic Features of the
Surface of the State in Symbols and Colors. Compiled from
the Latest and most Authentic Sources . . . By S. H.
Lockett, Professor of Engineering, Assisted in the
draughting by D. M. Bosnan of the class of 1872. Entered
according to Act of Congress in the year 1873 . . .
Engraved, Printed, and Manufactured By G. W. & G. B. Colton
& Co.
1 inch to 10 miles. 31.5 x 35. Published. Colored to show
soil and drainage features. Names and boundaries of parishes,
towns, roads, railroads, and township and section lines. Filed as
RG 77: M 164.
357. [Map of the] State of Louisiana. . . . 1876. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office.
1 inch to 14 miles. 33.5 x 26.5. Published. Parish and land
district boundaries and railroad land-grant limits are shown in
color. Also shows status of public land surveys, towns and
cities, military posts, locations of U.S. land offices, railroad
lines, and physical features. Also a black and white base map for
this date. 31 x 24. Filed as RG 49: Standard Published,
Louisiana, 1876.
358. Gray's New Map of Louisiana By Frank A. Gray. . . .
Copyright, 1878, by O. W. Gray & Son.
1 inch to 18.93 miles. 18 x 27. Parishes (in color), towns,
physical features, railroads, and townships. Insets of the "City
of New Orleans," scale: 1 inch to almost mile, showing ward and
district numbers. Also a map of "The Passes of the Mississippi
River" at a scale of 1 inch to ca. 4 miles. Filed as RG 77: US
373-60.
359. [Map of the] State of Louisiana. . . . 1879. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office.
1 inch to 14 miles. 33.5 x 26.5. Published. County (parish)
boundaries and private land claims are shown in color. Also shows
status of public land surveys, towns and cities, military
reservations, locations of U.S. land offices, railroad lines,
railroad land-grant limits, and physical features. Filed as RG
49: Standard Published, Louisiana, 1879.
360. Post Route Map of the State of Louisiana with adjacent parts
of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas showing post offices
with the intermediate distances and mail routes in operation
on the 1st of October, 1885. Published . . . under the
direction of W. L. Nicholson, Topographer, P. O. Dept.
1 inch to 8 5/8 miles. 2 sections, each 41 x 28.5.
Published. Frequency and types of mail service, mileages between
post offices, discontinued post offices, counties, towns,
railroads, military posts, and physical features. Post routes in
color to show frequency of service. Filed as RG 28: Regional
Maps, Folder 7.
361. Post Route Map of the State of Louisiana with adjacent parts
of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas showing post offices
with the intermediate distances and mail routes in operation
on the 1st of December, 1885. Published . . . under the
direction of W. L. Nicholson, Topographer, P. O. Dept.
1 inch to 8 5/8 miles. 2 sections, each 41.5 x 28.5.
Published. Frequency and types of mail service, mileages between
post offices, discontinued post offices, counties, towns,
railroads, and physical features. Post routes in color to show
frequency of service. Filed as RG 28: Regional Maps, Folder 8.
362. [Map of the] State of Louisiana. . . . 1886. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office . . .
Compiled by A. F. Dinsmore. . . . Drawn by G. P. Strum.
1 inch to 14 miles. 32 x 26.5. Published. Parish boundaries,
railroad land-grant limits, military reservations, names of land
districts, and boundaries of "old" land districts are shown in
color. Status of public land surveys, towns and cities, canals,
locations of U.S. land offices, railroad lines, and physical
features are also shown. Also a black and white base map for this
date, 31 x 26.5, which does not show boundaries of previous land
districts. Filed as RG 49: Standard Published, Louisiana, 1886.
363. Post Route Map of the State of Louisiana with adjacent parts
of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas showing post offices
with the intermediate distances and mail routes in operation
on the 1st of February, 1887. Published . . . under the
direction of W. L. Nicholson, Topographer, P. O. Dept.
1 inch to 8 5/8 miles. 2 sections, each 41.5 x 28.5.
Published. Frequency and types of mail service, mileages between
post offices, discontinued post offices, counties, towns,
railroads, and physical features. Post routes in color to show
frequency of service. Filed as RG 28: Regional Maps, Folder 19.
364. [Map of the] State of Louisiana. . . . 1887. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office. . . .
Compiled by A. F. Dinsmore. . . . Drawn by G. P. Strum.
1 inch to 14 miles. 30 x 28. Published. Parish boundaries,
railroad land-grant limits, military reservations, names of land
districts, and boundaries of "old" land districts are shown in
color. Status of public land surveys, towns and cities, canals,
locations of U.S. land offices, railroad lines, and physical
features are also shown. Also a black and white base map for this
date, 31 x 26.5, which does not show boundaries of previous land
districts. Filed as RG 49: Standard Published, Louisiana, 1887.
365. Post Route Map of the State of Louisiana showing post
offices with the intermediate distances on mail routes in
operation on the 1st of March, 1895.
1 inch to ca. 10 miles. 30.5 x 35. Published. Frequency and
types of mail service, discontinued post offices, counties,
towns, railroads, physical features, and parts of adjoining
States. Post routes in color to show frequency of service. Filed
as RG 28: State Maps, Louisiana, 1895.
366. [Map of the] State of Louisiana. Compiled from the official
Records of the General Land Office . . . 1896. . . .
Revised and Drawn by Daniel O'Hare.
1 inch to 12 miles. 33 x 32.5. Published. Parish boundaries
and military reservations are shown in color. Drainage in blue.
Also shows public land surveys, towns and cities, lighthouses and
vessels, locations of U.S. land offices, and railroad lines. Also
a black and white base map for this date. Drainage in blue. 32 x
32. Filed as RG 49: Standard Published, Louisiana, 1896.
367. [Map of the] State of Louisiana Compiled from the official
Records of the General Land Office . . . 1916. . . .
Compiled by A. F. Dinsmore. . . . Traced and lettered by Wm.
Bauman, Jr.
1 inch to 12 miles. 30 x 31. Published. Parish boundaries,
military reservations, and boundaries of bird reservations are
shown in color. Also shows public land surveys, towns and cities,
railroad lines, and lighthouses. Lines indicate Mississippi River
as shown on public survey plats and by 1907 survey by Mississippi
River Commission. Small inset map of New Orleans. Also a black
and white base map for this date. 30 x 31. Filed as RG 49:
Standard Published, Louisiana, 1916.
See also entries 443 and 450 in Mississippi.
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