ARTIST: F. Shutts
PUBLISHER: Issued by the City of Lake Charles, City Engineer's office.
MEDIUM: Blueprint
DATE: 1895
EDITION SIZE: Image size 22 x 25 3/8" (56 x 64.4 cm)
DESCRIPTION: A rare separately issued folding pocket map. of Lake Charles with a portion of the town of West Lake. <br><br> Surveyed and compiled by F. Shutts, City Engineer. Drawn by Geo. Selman, CE. Issued from City Engineer's office Dec. 2nd, 1895. Lake Charles, La.<br><br> Statistics. Population, 7,500; Daily cut of saw mills, 600,00 ft; Out put of rice daily, 2,500 brls; Refinery uses, daily, 500 tons of cane; Lake Charles has Electric Lights, Water-Works & Ice Factory, 2 miles of street R.R. and 10 miles steam motor lines; 2 TelePhone Companies.<br><br> Printed advertisement for F. Shutts, C.E. Established 1888.<br><br> Retains original heavy paper covers: Pocket Map - Lake Charles - Louisiana - Issued from City Engineers Office - Dec. 1st. 1895..<br><br> This map is very rare, this cataloger could not locate any other examples.
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CONDITION: Good condition save for a few minor stains and splits along fold intersections.
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