File:1827 Finley Map of Louisiana - Geographicus - Louisiana-finley-1827.jpg
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Anthony Finley: Louisiana
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artist QS:P170,Q18507773 |
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Louisiana |
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English: A beautiful example of Finley's important 1827 map of Louisiana. Shows early county configuration. Depicts the state with moderate detail in Finley's classic minimalist style. Shows river ways, roads, canals, and some topographical features. Offers color coding at the county level. Various American Indian villages noted throughout the state but particularly in the western part. Southwest Pass, in the Mississippi River Delta, is mislabeled Northwest Pass. Identifies Natchitoches, Louisiana, and its sister city Narogdoches, Texas. Title and scale in upper right quadrant. Engraved by Young and Delleker for the 1827 edition of Anthony Finley's General Atlas . |
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Date | 1827 (undated) | |||||||||||||
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height: 9 in (22.8 cm); width: 11.5 in (29.2 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,9U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,11.5U218593 |
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Geographicus link: Louisiana-finley-1827 |
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Finley, Anthony, A New General Altas, Comprising a Complete Set of Maps, representing the Grand Divisions of the Globe, Together with the several Empires, Kingdoms and States in the World; Compiled from the Best Authorities, and corrected by the Most Recent Discoveries, Philadelphia, 1827.
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