Boudousquie, Paul Charles (sold)
Paul Charles Boudousquie (August 18, 1847 - January 17, 1925) was an architect, map publisher, and civil engineer based in Mobile, Alabama in the latter part of the 19th century. Boudousquie was born in New Orleans. During the American Civil War (1861 - 1865) he served as an engineer for the Confederate Army. Afterwards he joined the Corps of Engineers and worked extensively on improvement projects throughout the Gulf littoral. From 1870 to 1900 he was an Assistant Engineer with the Corps of Engineers working on the improvement of Mobile harbor. In his elder years he served as Chair of Arts at the Spring Hill Jesuit College. He died at 77 in Battles, Alabama.
The rarest significant late 19th century map of Mobile.
Boudousquie's Reference Map of Mobile and Vicinity.
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A map of the utmost rarity, this is Paul Charles Boudousquie's map of Mobile Bay. It is considered by Mobile historian Caldwell Delaney, head of the Museum of the City of Mobile for 40 years and author of Howes' U.S.iana (1650 - 1950), the rarest of maps delineating Mobile. It is moreover, the only significant locally published map of Mobile Bay to appear in the 19th century. The map covers all of Mobile Bay as well as the Mobile River Delta, the city of Mobile, and much of the surrounding country. The newly dredged ship channel is boldly denoted through the center of the Bay. This map appeared during a period of revived optimism following years of social, political, and economic decline. (more details)