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Detail of 1815 Tanesse Map
Maps from the Library of Congress and the University of Alabama that can be viewed (and some saved) in the MrSID format:
     1815, 1845 ,1860, 1878, 1878, 1884, 1898, 1901, 1908, 1912
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1815
Plan of the city and suburbs of New Orleans: from an actual survey made in 1815
     by I. Tanesse; Rollinson, sc.
     New York: Charles Del Vecchio; New Orleans: P. Maspero, 1817.
     http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4014n.ct000684
A 7,049k MrSID version can be directly downloaded here:
     http://memory.loc.gov/gmd/gmd401/g4014/g4014n/ct000684.sid

1845
Norman's plan of New Orleans & environs, 1845
     New Orleans: B.M. Norman, 1845.
     http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4014n.ct000243
A 4,490k MrSID version can be directly downloaded here:
     http://memory.loc.gov/gmd/gmd401/g4014/g4014n/ct000243.sid

1860
Plan of New Orleans
     [Philadelphia: S. A. Mitchell], 1860
http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/louisiana/
Note: Scroll down to S. Augustus Mitchell’s Plan of New Orleans, 1860. Click on JPEG or Plugin [MrSID]; use online directions. MrSID viewer can be downloaded free (see note at top). The map can NOT be downloaded from this site, but enlarged portions can be saved as bmp, tif, jpg, or other files.
A 618k jpg image of this map can be viewed or downloaded here.

1878
Plan of New Orleans
     [Philadelphia: S. A. Mitchell], 1878
http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/louisiana/index2.html
Note: Scroll down to S. Augustus Mitchell’s Plan of New Orleans, 1878. Click on JPEG or Plugin [MrSID]; use online directions. MrSID viewer can be downloaded free (see note at top). The map can NOT be downloaded from this site, but enlarged portions can be saved as bmp, tif, jpg, or other files.
A 766k jpg image of this map (without its original border) can be viewed or downloaded here:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/louisiana/citymap/neworleans1878.jpg

1878
Topographical and drainage map of New Orleans and surroundings...
     S.l.: s.n., T. S. Hardee, 1878
http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/louisiana/index2.html
Note: Scroll down to T. S. Hardee’s Topographical and drainage map of New Orleans and surroundings..., 1878. Click on JPEG or Plugin [MrSID]; use online directions. MrSID viewer can be downloaded free (see note at top). The map can NOT be downloaded from this site, but enlarged portions can be saved as bmp, tif, jpg, or other files.

1884
Map of the City of New Orleans
     New Orleans: Southern Lithograph Co., 1884.
http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/louisiana/index2.html
Note: Scroll down to Southern Lithograph Co.'s Map of the City of New Orleans, 1884. Click on JPEG or Plugin [MrSID]; use online directions. MrSID viewer can be downloaded free (see note at top). The map can NOT be downloaded from this site, but enlarged portions can be saved as bmp, tif, jpg, or other files.

1898
New Orleans
     Chicago: George F. Cram, 1898; from Cram's Universal Atlas, Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, 1898
http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/louisiana/index2.html
Note: Scroll down to George F. Cram’s map, New Orleans, 1898. Click on JPEG or Plugin [MrSID]; use online directions. MrSID viewer can be downloaded free (see note at top). The map can NOT be downloaded from this site, but enlarged portions can be saved as bmp, tif, jpg, or other files.

1901
The Picayune's map of New Orleans
     New Orleans: The Picayune, 1901
http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/louisiana/index2.html
Note: Scroll down to The Picayune's map of New Orleans, 1901. Click on JPEG or Plugin [MrSID]; use online directions. MrSID viewer can be downloaded free (see note at top). The map can NOT be downloaded from this site, but enlarged portions can be saved as bmp, tif, jpg, or other files.

1908
New Orleans: Hammonds complete map of New Orleans
     New York: C. S. Hammond and Co., 1908
http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/louisiana/index2.html
Note: Scroll down to C. S. Hammond and Co.’s Hammonds complete map of New Orleans, 1908. Click on JPEG or Plugin [MrSID]; use online directions. MrSID viewer can be downloaded free (see note at top). The map can NOT be downloaded from this site, but enlarged portions can be saved as bmp, tif, jpg, or other files.

1912
Rand McNally New Commercial Atlas Map of New Orleans
     Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1912; from Rand McNally's Commercial Atlas of America
http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/louisiana/index2.html
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