The ORIGINAL Louisiana Purchase Treaty of 1803 Poster

The Louisiana Purchase (French: Vente de la Louisiane "Sale of Louisiana") was the acquisition by the United States of America of 828,800 square miles (2,147,000 km2) of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S. paid 60 million francs ($11,250,000) plus cancellation of debts worth 18 million francs ($3,750,000), for a total sum of 15 million dollars for the Louisiana territory ($219 million in 2010 dollars) Image reproduction rights can be found in the link near the bottom of this description. Sign up to Mr. Rebates for FREE and save 12% on any zazzle order in addition to a $5.00 sign up bonus All Rights Reserved; without: prejudice, recourse or notice (U.C.C. 1-308) Image Reproduction Rights: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LouisianaPurchaseConventionFrenchCopyCover.jpg http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ShowFullRecordLinked?tab=showFullDescriptionTabs/digital&%24searchId=2&%24resultsDetailPageModel.search=true&%24showFullDescriptionTabs.selectedPaneId=&%24digiDetailPageModel.resultPageModel=true&%24resultsDetailPageModel.currentPage=0&%24digiDetailPageModel.currentPage=0&%24resultsDetailPageModel.pageSize=1&%24partitionIndex=0&%24sort=RELEVANCE_ASC&%24highlight=false&%24digiSummaryPageModel.targetModel=true&%24submitId=1 http://www.archives.gov/press/press-kits/american-originals-travelling.html "louisiana purchase" louisiana purchase "louisiana purchase treaty" "Vente de la Louisiane" "Sale of Louisiana" "historic document" "american history" "famous document" "famous treaty" "historic treaty"