Map of the Louisiana Purchase Territory

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Description

This map of the United States highlights in red the territory included in the Louisiana Purchase. Bought from France in 1803, the 820,000 square miles would eventually be split among the 16 states whose borders are outlined in black. The map was created for the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase in 1903.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Land Management.

National Archives Identifier: 594889

Full Citation: Map RG49-OMF-US40-4; Map of the Louisiana Purchase Territory; 1903; United States; Old Map File Manuscript and Annotated Maps of the United States and Its Territories, 1812 – 1946; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group 49; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/map-louisiana-purchase/, December 18, 2025]

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