Louisiana Purchase Map With Rivers

The louisiana purchase has been described as the greatest real estate deal in history. in 1803, the united states government purchased the louisiana territory from napoleon i of france for 60 million francs, or, about $15,000,000. Louisiana at this time was the entire mississippi watershed so the word louisiana is written across the eastern and western sides of the mississippi river. Get property lines, land ownership, and parcel information, including parcel number and acres.

The greatest real estate deal in history. Louisiana purchase, western half of the mississippi river basin purchased in 1803 from france by the united states; Engraved by samuel harrison and first published in 1814.

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The purchase doubled the size of the united states, greatly strengthened the country materially and strategically, and provided a powerful impetus to westward expansion. Other panels interpret the lowlands and its native flora and fauna. What peoples and land lay in the newly acquired territories? Topographic regions map of louisiana.