TWO FRENCH LOUIS XV AND LOUIS XVI PLANS OF NEW ORLEANS, "Nouvelle Orléans Capitale de la Louisiane.," AND, "Plan de La Nouvelle Orléans," 1758-1780, comprising two engravings on paper, "NOUVELLE ORLEANS Capitale de la LOUISIANE.," engraving on paper, a page from LE PAGE DU PRATZ, compiled by Antoine Simon, ethnographer, from accounts given by de Bure, Delaguette and Lambert, tome second, plate 262, Paris, 1758, 5 1/2" x 7 3/4"; and "PLAN DE LA NOUVELLE ORLEANS, Sur les Manuscrits du Dépôt de Cartes de la Marine. Par M. B. (Monsieur Bonne) Ingr. de la Marine.," hand-colored engraving on cream laid paper, tome fourteen, plate no. 19, compiled by Rigobert Bonne, Royal Cartographer to France in the Office of the Hydrographer, circa 1780-1788, published after the cartographic work of Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1701-1772), with compass rose and choppy waves, 8 1/2" x 12". Provenance: Private Document Collection, Rochester, New York.

Both with some expected creases, toning, and yellowing more to the "Plan de la Nouvelle Orleans.," overall in good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."