nyplLionBlack logo

Search only public domain. What is public domain?


Bienville, the founder of New Orleans

Our collections include some content that may be harmful or difficult to view. Learn more.


Data source:

Research Catalog

Purchase this print

Order Print

Image ID

1165419


Item data

Title

Bienville, the founder of New Orleans

Collection

The great South

Names

King, Edward, 1848-1896 (Author)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1874

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc 917.5-K

Subjects

Governors
New Orleans (La.)
Bienville, Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de, 1680-1767
Saint-Domingue

Genres

Illustrations

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR27930781-B
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11720864
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3416be30-c6cb-012f-56aa-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1874

Cite this item

MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Bienville, the founder of New Orleans" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1874. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3416be30-c6cb-012f-56aa-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1874). Bienville, the founder of New Orleans Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3416be30-c6cb-012f-56aa-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Bienville, the founder of New Orleans" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3416be30-c6cb-012f-56aa-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3416be30-c6cb-012f-56aa-58d385a7bc34 | title= (still image) Bienville, the founder of New Orleans (1874) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=November 15, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>