Preview
Date Original
1910s
Description
Printed map of Little Rock showing the city's neighborhoods and landmark buildings. At the top of the map is a street directory.
Biographical/Historical Note
Born in Georgia in 1884, Frances Lillian (F.L.) Blaisdell was Arkansas's first female cartographer. She and her family moved to Little Rock in 1911, where she established a map making business. In 1912, she published Blaisdell’s Wall Map of Little Rock, Argenta and Pulaski Heights. Between 1915 and 1919, she published many detailed maps of Arkansas. Blaisdell died in Little Rock in 1924, and is buried beside her father and mother in the Fort Smith National Cemetery.
Physical Description
Map, 24" x 37"
Contributor
Frances Lillian (F.L.) Blaisdell (1884-1924)
Geographical Area
Little Rock, Pulaski County, (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
Map1546
Resource Type
Image
Collection
Map collection
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Blaisdell's Map of Little Rock, Arkansas, Map1546, Map collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6901 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
