Detail of 1869 Appleton Map
Maps from a variety of sources that are easy to use and download:
     1856, 1860, 1867, 1869, 1873, 1878, 1891, 1908

1856
The City Of Louisville Kentucky. (with) The City Of New Orleans, Louisiana
     New York: J. H. Colton, 1856.
A 586k jpg image of this map can be viewed or downloaded here.
Note: This image only includes the New Orleans (lower) portion of the map.

1860
Plan of New Orleans
     [Philadelphia: S. A. Mitchell], 1860
A 618k jpg image of this map can be viewed or downloaded here.

1867
Map of the City and Environs of New Orleans,
Prepared Expressly for C. Gardeners City Directory for 1867
     Baltimore: A. Hoen & Company, 1867
A 754k gif image of this map can be viewed or downloaded here,
or
a somewhat more detailed 1491k pdf image can be downloaded here.
Note: Viewing the above file requires a PDF reader, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader.

1869
Appletons' Hand-Book of American Travel
     New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1869
A 628k jpg image of this map can be viewed or downloaded here:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/new_orleans_1869.jpg

1873
Appletons' Hand-Book of American Travel, Southern Tour
     Compiled and Edited by Charles H. Jones, 1873
A 723k jpg image of this map can be viewed or downloaded here:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/new_orleans_1873.jpg

1878
Plan of New Orleans
     [Philadelphia: S. A. Mitchell], 1878
A 766k jpg image of this map can be viewed or downloaded here:
http://usgwarchives.net/maps/louisiana/citymap/neworleans1878.jpg

1891
Map of New Orleans
     U.S. Geological Survey, 1891
Note: This is not a particularly useful map, as it does not indicate street names.
A 717k jpg image of this map can be viewed or downloaded here:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/new_orleans_1891.jpg

1908
The New Encyclopedic Atlas and Gazetteer of the World
     New York: P. F. Collier & Son, 1917
Note: Parts of this map indicate streets that may have been planned but were never constructed.
A 924k jpg image of this map can be viewed or downloaded here:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/new_orleans_1908.jpg
 
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