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2 comments about Charting Louisiana: Five Hundred Years of Maps.

1. This beautifully produced volume deserves a prominant place on anyone's coffee table. Abstractors and professional landmen, especially if they live in Louisiana and its surrounding states, will fall in love with it.



2. This coffee table volume was produced to celebrate the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase. It contains 193 high-quality reproductions of important maps illustrating the development of Louisiana from the early sixteenth century to the present. Each map is accompanied by an historical essay placing the map in its cultural context. There is a detailed cartobibliography and list of selected readings.
   
   The maps themselves are wonderfully reproduced. Here are a couple of examples of the essays:
   
   "21. A Map of Louisiana And Of The River Mississippi by John Senex. London, [1718 or 1719]. The Historic New Orleans Collection
   
   "A restless band of Carolina tranders--who crossed the Appalachian Mountains seeking closer economic relations with Native American nations to the west--galvanized English interest in Louisiana and the Mississippi River valley. In light of this development, English mapmaker John Senex responded to market demands with this map, copying liberally from Guillaume de L'Isle's ca.1718 Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississipi. This plagiarism did not, of course, include L'Isle's notation about French claims to Carolina. Interestingly, Senex dedicated his map to William Law, the father of financier John Law, whose scheme to develop French Louisiana eventually caused the ruin of many European investors."
   
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   "74. Louisiana from Mathew Carey's General Atlas Improved and Enlarged: Being A Collection of Maps of the World and Quarters...[Philadelphia, 1814]. The Historic New Orleans Collection
   
   Mathew Carey became a pioneer American map publisher following his immigration to Philadelphia from Dublin in 1784. Carey set up a publishing firm financed by the marquis de Lafayette, with whom he had earlier become friends in Paris. His success in publishing Guthrie's Geography Improved led him to similar projects. Carey's American Atlas of 1795 was the earliest atlas of the United States. His American Pocket Atlas, in which the map of Louisiana appeared, was published in editions of 1796, 1801, 1809, 1813, and 1814. He had issued the earliest printed map of Louisiana as a state in 1813, which appears here in an enlarged version from his 1814 General Atlas. This map was probably compiled by Samuel Lewis, Carey's principal mapmaker."
   
   This book makes for fascinating reading and study.
   
   Robert C. Ross 2008

2 comments about Louisiana Atlas & Gazetteer.

1. I used this atlas to travel around Acadiana and the Pontchartrain district recently. Great for secondary roads but, as with many other DeLorme products lately, they have cut out detail on major roads for the sake of trying to make this like a tourist atlas like Ran McNally, etc. The beauty of my NC atlas is the finite detail on freeway exits and the like. I wish they would cut down on highlights unless they are going to keep the ramp details. Otherwise, it was much better than the "Roads of Louisiana" for my back-road jaunts.



2. This could have been an excellent map book, but there are no inserts for cities. Not even New Orleans has a decent close-up and the rest are left out altogether. I've never travelled without at least having to go through a city and the majority of the time my trip is to a city. The free state maps given at welcome centers did a better job than this.

5 comments about Streetwise New Orleans Map - Laminated Center City Street Map of New Orleans, Louisiana - Folding pocket size travel map with integrated streetcar & bus ... Titles) (National & International Titles).

1. This map was indispensible. We probably referred to it a dozen times a day. The fact that it's laminated means it's still in great shape even after that much use. Don't visit New Orleans without this map!



2. This is the best map I've found detailing the French Quarter and Garden District. Compact and sturdy.



3. I ordered this map from Amazon, sight unseen, but based on reviews. As a reviewer myself, I know the value of these reviews. However, when this dinky little map fell out of the envelope, I was so disappointed--UNTIL I actually sat down with the map and [...] and planned out the trip.
   
   Let me describe the map and try to show you how compact is the size and the information. It is 16 inches long and 8 1/2 inches high. On one side is a detailed map of the French Quarter and Central Business District, including the Superdome. At the center top is the Treme District with the Louis Armstrong Park. All the hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions are marked in the French Quarter and elsewhere. I was so surprised because the map is so compact. Streetcar and bus routes are also indicated.
   
   When I found hotels on the website, I then found them on the map and could easily decide if the location was suitable. Since we are going during off-season and during the week, prices are exceptional. [...] is an excellent website to aid in planning.
   
   On the flip side of the map is the entirety of New Orleans on a smaller scale with a larger scale of an extension of the Garden District from the French Quarter to Audubon Park and Zoo, another family-oriented tourist destination. Along the top and right side are listings of major streets with coordinate points, as well as hotels, places of interest, restaurants with coordinates.
   
   You might want a larger, more detailed map for getting in and out of New Orleans or if your hotel is outside the city. If not, "Streetwise New Orleans Map" is truly all you need. See you at Cafe du Monde bright and early for cafe au lait and beignets. We've got a city to explore and an adventure to live.



4. This small laminated map was very handy while on vacation in New Orleans. I did think the price (after shipping ) of over $10 was a bit pricey but hopefully it will last for a long time.Great detail, even had our hotel on it!



5. A nifty little map/guide that hilites important places, is easy to read and carry with you. Will take a physical beating as well. Good purchase.