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William Darby (1775-1854), a native of
Pennsylvania, was a surveyor and geographer who lived in Louisiana during the years following the
Louisiana Purchase. In the preface to his Geographical Description of the State of Louisiana, Darby
notes
that he had witnessed, "The various events and revolutions that have developed the character of the
people, and demonstrated the value of Louisiana as an acquisition to the United States...." In the pages
displayed here, Darby provides an inventory of the major public buildings of New Orleans, gives a succinct
description of its population, comments most favorably on the "livability" of the city, and discusses the
condition of the area's fortifications. | [William Darby. A Geographical Description of the State of Louisiana . . . Being an Accompaniment to the Map of Louisiana (Philadelphia, 1816)] View a page
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