Old Map of New Orleans by Gillican, 1929: Jackson Sq, St Louis Cathedral, French Market, Bourbon St, Congo Sq Size:A1 (594x841mm) Civil and military fortifications

Civil and military fortifications

imbuing the scene with a sense of tranquility and natural beauty

a tradition dating back to 1445

Designed to make complex geography instantly readable

integral to the city’s industrial growth

Old Map of New Orleans by Gillican, 1929: Jackson Sq, St Louis Cathedral, French Market, Bourbon St, Congo Sq Size:A1 (594x841mm) Civil and military fortificationsLe Vieux Carre de la Nouvelle Orleans Over a Span of Many Years is Lucile Gillicans exuberant love letter to the French Quarter, cast as a pictorial chronicle rather than a sterile plan. The familiar checkerboard of Burgundy, Dauphine, Royal, Bourbon, and Chartres is crisply staged between Decatur and Rampart, with St. Peter, St. Ann, St. Louis, and St. Philip stitching the blocks into intimate scenes. A theatrical compass rose tips its hat to the