Pierre Le Blond de La Tour

Detail of the map from the de la Tour survey of 1720 as published in 1759, showing the New Orleans area with Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain Basin, and lower Missisissippi River. Pierre le Blond de la Tour (1673–1723/4) was an engineer in French Louisiana who was largely responsible for the layout of early New Orleans. He is credited with performing the first work to improve navigability on an American inland river, and also the first work on constructing levees on the Lower Mississippi River. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Plan of New Orleans, the capital of Louisiana; with the disposition of its quarters and canals as they have been traced by Mr. de la Tour in the year 1720
    by Le Blond de La Tour, Pierre
    Published 1971

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    Plan of New Orleans the capital of Louisiana with the disposition of its quarters and canals as they have been traced by Mr. de la Tour in the year 1720
    Published 1759
    Other Authors: “...Le Blond de la Tour, Pierre, 1673-1723...”

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