Williams, Wm. H. Plan of the City of Jefferson, LA. c. 1860 Artists_Pierre-Joseph Redouté Original RARE letterpress contents leaf

Original RARE letterpress contents leaf (Brabinski State 1

Sheet size: 16 7/16 × 23 3/16 inches

Wilkes joined the United States Navy as a midshipman in 1818

This one extends further east than the BnF copy

Williams, Wm. H. Plan of the City of Jefferson, LA. c. 1860 Artists_Pierre-Joseph Redouté Original RARE letterpress contents leafWILLIAMS, Wm. H. (19th Century, Surveyor & Civil Engineer). Plan of the City of Jefferson, LA. Pen & Ink with stencil border, on paper. c. 1860. 15" x 18 5 8" sheet. Jefferson City Before Its Annexation by the Big Easy Hand Drawn by a Prominent New Orleans Surveyor. Fine hand drawn Antebellum plan of Jefferson City, Louisiana on the east bank of the Mississippi, prior to its annexation by New Orleans in 1870.