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Louisiana 1752  — 211k. Carte de la Louisiane et Pays Voisins. Covers larger area than Louisiana Purchase.  From Library of Congress

Louisiana 1755 — 392k. Part of a larger map, known as the John Mitchell map, covering the approximate east 60% of what is now the United States. The map was made “with the approbations and at the request of the Lords Commissioners for Trade and plantations and is chiefly composed from ... parts of His Majesty’s Colonies and Plantations in America.”  Courtesy of F. Dean Williams

Louisiana 1762 — 395k. Spanish map of what later became the Louisiana Purchase; includes a map of New Orleans - made in Madrid in 1769. From Library of Congress.

Louisiana 1763 — 144k. Portion of French map of what later became the Louisiana Purchase. From Library of Congress.

Red River 1764 — 393k. French map of the Red River (Riviere Rouge) from Natchitoches to the Mississippi River. Also shows portions of the Black River (Riviere Noire), Boeuf River (Riviere aux boeufs) and many other rivers and streams in north and central Louisiana. Printed in Paris. From Library of Congress.  

Louisiana-Mississippi Coast 1768 — 338K. In French. Shows mouth of “Micissipy” and related streams. From Library of Congress.

Southern States 1771— 251 k. "A New and Accurate Map of North America, Drawn from the Famous Mr. D'Anville with Improvements  From the Best English Maps; And Engraved by R. W. Seale. Printed for Carrington Bowles, London." From Library of Congress.

Louisiana 1806 — 992 k. "General chart of the territory of Orleans also including Western Florida and a portion of the territory of the Mississippi according to the most recent observations by Barthélémy Lafon, engineer/geographer in New Orleans." French map made in Paris by Ch. Piquet. From Library of Congress.

Louisiana 1814 — 746k. From Carey’s General Atlas of the World. Library of Congress.

Louisiana c1828 — 528k. Shows towns and counties, as they appeared about 1828. Publisher unknown. See Mississippi Index for same map of that state. Courtesy of Charles Brenner, Eudora Welty Library, Jackson, MS.


Louisiana 1835 — 449k. Map from an 1835 Atlas, published in Boston by Thomas Bradford.

Louisiana 1839 (North) — 1,287k. Very detailed map of Louisiana exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c.  by David H. Burr (late topographer to the Post Office), Geographer to the House of Representatives of the U.S. From Burr's The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839). From Library of Congress.  
Louisiana 1839 (South) — 1,288k. South half of above map. See North half map for legend.

Louisiana 1848  —996k. La Tourrette's 1848 reference map of the state of Louisiana : from the original surveys of the United States, which show the townships, sections, or mile squares, Spanish grants, settlement rights & c., also the plantations with the owners names engraved thereon / compiled and published by John La Tourrette, New Orleans, LA. ; designed and engraved by Peter J. Grassner, A.D. 1848." From Library of Congress. For examples of maximum resolution see the maps of Madison, Carroll and Tensas parishes.

Louisiana 1853  —1,123k. La Tourrette's 1853 reference map of the state of Louisiana : from the original surveys of the United States, which show the townships, sections, or mile squares, Spanish grants, settlement rights & c., also the plantations with the owners names engraved thereon / compiled and published by John La Tourrette, New Orleans, LA. ; designed and engraved by Peter J. Grassner, A.D. 1853." From Library of Congress. For examples of maximum resolution see the maps of Madison, Carroll and Tensas parishes.

Louisiana 1853  — 546k. From "Map of the Cairo & Fulton Railroad exhibiting the principal tributary lines as projected and its connections with other railroads west of the Mississippi River, which unite with the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and south projected Pacific Railroad via Elpaso [sic] to the Pacific Ocean, showing also the connection by rail road of the cities of New Orleans & St. Louis. Little Rock, Ark. Sep. 1853." From Library of Congress.

Louisiana 1855 (British) — 206k. This interesting map was published in Edinburgh, Scotland by A & C Black probably about 1855. The scale is in "British" miles.

Louisiana 1856 — 400k. Published by J. H. Colton & Co., New York. Courtesy of F. Dean Williams .

LA-MS 1858— 962k. Natchez to Baton Rouge showing land owners. Modified from Norman's chart of the lower Mississippi River, by A. Persac. Engraved, printed & mounted by J. H. Colton & Co., New York. Library of Congress.

LA-MS 1858— 1,136k. Baton Rouge to New Orleans showing land owners. Modified from Norman's chart of the lower Mississippi River, by A. Persac. Engraved, printed & mounted by J. H. Colton & Co., New York. Library of Congress.

Louisiana 1860 — 632k.Map from an 1860 Atlas, published in Philadelphia by S. Augustus Mitchell.

Louisiana 1861 — 396k. Alluvial Map showing railroads and alluvial deposits. From Library of Congress.

Louisiana 1862— 656k. From "Lloyd's new military map of the Border & Southern states Drawn by Edward S. Hall. Waters & Son, engravers. Battlefields are marked by red lines and strategic places by red dots. New York, H. H. Lloyd & Co., 1862." From Library of Congress.  

Mississippi River-Milliken’s Bend to Baton Rouge 1862 — 532k. Fairly detailed. Shows some landowners and plantations. Published by H. L. Lloyd & Co., New York. From Library of Congress.

Mississippi River-Baton Rouge to Gulf 1862 — 505k. Fairly detailed. Shows some landowners and plantations. Published by H. L. Lloyd & Co., New York. From Library of Congress.

Mississippi River-Cairo, IL to the Gulf 1863 — 453k. Lloyd’s New Map of the Mississippi. Published by H. L. Lloyd & Co., New York. From Library of Congress.

Mississippi River - Greenville to St. James 1863 — 508k. Modified from Panorama of the Mississippi Valley : and its fortifications by F.W. Boell. Shows towns, railroads, river landings, some plantations, etc. Library of Congress.

Mississippi River - St. James to Gulf 1863 — 493k. From Panorama of the Mississippi Valley : and its fortifications by F.W. Boell. Library of Congress.

Louisiana 1863 — Railroad map also showing detailed section, township & range information. Note: This map is so large that it has been split into northeast —471k., northwest — 351k., southeast — 844k. and southwest — 409k. Published by J. H. Colton, New York, 1863. From Library of Congress.   

Louisiana 1864 — 902k. From "Railroad and County Map of the Southern States Exhibiting all the Towns, Villages, Stations and Landings; the Rivers, Railways, Common Roads, Canals, throughout these States. Published by E. Mendenhall, Cincinnati, O., 1864."  From Library of Congress.  

Mississippi River 1866 LA Line to Waterproof, LA — 103K. Ribbon map designed for a steamboat traveler. Published by Coloney and Fairchild, St. Louis, Mo. 1866. Shows distances, landings and some landowners. From Library of Congress.

Mississippi River 1866 Waterproof, LA to Baton Rouge — 116K. Same as above. From Library of Congress.

Mississippi River 1866 Baton Rouge to Gulf — 135K. Same as above. From Library of Congress.

Louisiana 1874 Flood — 637K. Shows effects of 1874 Mississippi River Flood. New Orleans Times-Picayune. From Library of Congress.

Louisiana 1882 — 866k. From "Map Showing Route and Connections of the Mississippi Valley Railroad of Louisiana. G. B. and C. B. Colton Co., New York 1882." From Library of Congress.

 
          Louisiana 1884 — 898k. Memphis to Natchez              Louisiana 1884 — 775k. Natchez to Gulf
Bird's-eye view of the Mississippi River from Memphis to Natchez. Drawn & engraved by Edward Molitor, T.E. An interesting overhead view covering a swath approximately 100 miles wide showing detailed towns, lakes & streams, railroads, etc.  From Library of Congress.

Louisiana 1885 — 564k. By George F. Cram, Engraver and Publisher, Chicago, IL. Courtesy of F. Dean Williams .

Louisiana 1895 — 1,091k. Rand McNalley 1896. From Library of Congress.

  Louisiana Indian Land Cessions 1899 — 516K. Cessions of Indian Lands from the time of the establishment of the U.S. Government to 1894. For more information click here. Also shows townships and ranges. From Indian Land Cessions in the United States, U.S. Government Printing Office 1899.

Louisiana 1907 — 570k. Map from Rand McNalley & Co.’s New Ideal State and County Survey and Atlas 1907.

1927 Mississippi River Flood —1,058k. Detailed map of the areas affected by the 1927 Flood showing flooded areas and field of operations. Prepared by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey from data supplied by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. Courtesy of Brad Edmondson.

 Louisiana Township Maps  — High resolution original township survey maps showing section, township & range may be viewed by going to the Louisiana State Land Office - Historical Records website and specify a township and range. These early 1800's maps also show acreage and claimants if the land had been claimed from an old French or Spanish land grant. Much additional survey data is also available. A low resolution thumbnail example of Township 15 N - Range 13E in Madison Parish (surveyed in 1835) is shown below. Click on it once to bring it up and again to enlarge it. At its highest enlargement the example is only 1/3 the size of its high resolution equivalent found on the State Land Office Website.

 Louisiana Parish Maps  

For individual 1895 parish maps click here. Note that these maps are copyright of www.MemorialLibrary.com.

Carroll:

Carroll Parish 1848 — 762k. Part of "La Tourrette's 1848 reference map of the state of Louisiana : from the original surveys of the United States, which show the townships, sections, or mile squares, Spanish grants, settlement rights & c., also the plantations with the owners names engraved thereon / compiled and published by John La Tourrette, New Orleans, LA. ; designed and engraved by Peter J. Grassner, A.D. 1848." From Library of Congress.

Carroll Parish 1853 — 773k. Same as above, except 1853 version. From Library of Congress.

DeSoto and Sabine:

 Las Ormigas Land Grant 180? — 345k.  Later known as the Arroyo Hondo Grant this pen and ink watercolor Spanish map shows a portion of DeSoto and Sabine parishes in the early 1800's. At the time the map was made this was an area of dispute between the United States and Spain. From Library of Congress.

Madison:

Madison Parish West — 694k. Current map showing Plantation locations circa 1891

Madison Parish East