Impressions Respecting New Orleans: Diary & Sketches 1818–1820

Benjamin Henry; Boneval Latrobe

Published by Columbia University Press 1951

Impressions Respecting New Orleans

Diary & Sketches 1818–1820

Benjamin Henry and Boneval Latrobe
With contributions by: Samuel Wilson

https://doi.org/10.7312/henr91526

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A collection of diary entries, notes, and other writings by Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe, often recognized as the founder of architecture in America, on his impressions and recollections of New Orleans from 1818-1820.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
Book One: Journal of a Voyage from Baltimore to New Orleans December 17, 1818–January 11, 1819 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Book Two: First Appearance of New Orleans to a Stranger January 12, 1819–January 25, 1819 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Book Four: New Orleans Notes February 16, 1819–February 26, 1819 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Book Five: More New Orleans Notes February 27, 1819–March 9, 1819 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
Book Six: Recollections, etc. March 9, 1819–April 4, 1819 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
Book Seven: More New Orleans Notes April 4, 1819–October 7, 1819 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
Book Eight: To Philadelphia by Sea and Return Overland to New Orleans October 7, 1819–August 20, 1820 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Appendices Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Appendix A: Report on the Lighthouse at Frank's Island & on the Balize, May 8th 1819, by B. H. B. Latrobe, Esq. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
Appendix B: Letter of Julia Latrobe to Her Brother, Cadet J. H. B. Latrobe, Military Academy, West Point, New York Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	174
Appendix C: Letter of Mrs. B. H. B. Latrobe to Mrs. Catherine Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	178
Appendix D: Letter of Mrs. B. H. B. Latrobe to General Robert Goodloe Harper Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Copyright year: 1951
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 234

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Published: May 6, 2019
ISBN: 9780231884167