A New Map of Louisiana: Tanner, 1839

Title: A New Map of Louisiana Author: Henry S. Tanner Date: 1839 Condition: Very Good Plus - age toning, foxing, original hand color. Minimal paper loss at bottom left  Inches: 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 [Image] Centimeters: 34.29 x 26.67 [Image] Product ID: 308427 This highly detailed map features an inset of New Orleans, accompanied by a chart detailing steamboat routes and a list of distances from New Orleans to various cities. It illustrates major roads, both existing and proposed canals and railroads, wetlands, and the distances between towns. The map is from Henry S. Tanner’s "A New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics Of The World". Background on Creator Henry Schenck Tanner (1786–1858) was a prominent American cartographer and publisher who played a central role in the development of early 19th-century American mapmaking. Born in New York City, Tanner established his influential publishing company in Philadelphia, which beca