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Norman's plan of New Orleans & environs

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Norman's plan of New Orleans & environs
Additional title: New Orleans and environs
Additional title: Norman's plan of New Orleans
Names
Norman, Benjamin Moore, 1809-1860 (Creator)
Hayward, George, approximately 1800- (Lithographer)
Norman, Benjamin Moore, 1809-1860 (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Louisiana

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1854
Place: New Orleans, La.?
Publisher: B.M. Norman
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-6013
Topics
Real property -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
New Orleans (La.)
New Orleans (La.) -- Administrative and political divisions
Genres
Maps
Cadastral maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1854, by B.M. Norman in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:18,000 (W 90°08ʹ--W 89°59ʹ/N 30°01ʹ--N 29°53ʹ).
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 6, page 857, column 1, no. 7
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 37 x 49 cm, folded in cover 14 x 9 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy filed flat; encapsulated in mylar with front and back cover
Description
Shows city wards, districts, streets, railroad, lot numbers, locations of selected buildings, and radial distances from Canal St. Oriented with north toward upper right. Includes index to points of interest.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 984514390
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644820
Folder number: US080.3.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cdfdcca0-2223-0135-9461-0f59ac9ac115
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1809: Creator Born
  • 1854: Issued
  • 1860: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Norman's plan of New Orleans & environs" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d6824a0-5b7f-0136-7694-08561618401d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Norman's plan of New Orleans & environs" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 4, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d6824a0-5b7f-0136-7694-08561618401d

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1854). Norman's plan of New Orleans & environs Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d6824a0-5b7f-0136-7694-08561618401d

Wikipedia Citation

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Norman's plan of New Orleans & environs