Bucknell University 16th C World Maps Art historians speculate that since

Art historians speculate that since the views appear to be drawn from an altitude of about 300 ft

a period marked by the production of some of the most important and beautiful maps in history

it shows great street- and plot-level detail of the developing city

the map was consistently updated to reflect the results of the explorations and surveys in the region

Los Adaes was settled in 1716 to offset French settlement in Natchitoches

Bucknell University 16th C World Maps Art historians speculate that sinceRichard Rummell Bucknell University Re strike engraving from the original plate (c. 1913). Printed on heavy woven paper and hand colored. Plate size: 17 1 4 x 29 At the turn of the century, Littig & Company commissioned the accomplished artist Richard Rummell (1848 1924) to create watercolors of some of the nations most prestigious colleges. From these watercolors, copper plates were engraved and a limited number of pulls (engravings) were