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Projet de fortification de la Nouvelle Orléans

This 1730 plan, drawn up during the Natchez Wars, shows unrealized defensive improvements for New Orleans, including a moat and fortified walls.

Projet de fortification de la Nouvelle Orléans

Courtesy of Archives nationales d'outre-mer, Aix-en-Provence, France

Projet de fortification de la Nouvelle Orléans. Brison, engineer

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Courtesy of Archives nationales d'outre-mer, Aix-en-Provence, France
Date April 10, 1730
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