An accurate map of North and South Carolina with their Indian frontiers : shewing in a distinct manner all the mountains, rivers, swamps, marshes, bays, creeks, harbours, sandbanks and soundings on the coasts : with the roads and Indian paths, as well as the boundary or provincial lines, the several townships and other divisions of the land in both the provinces

The Carolinas and their Indian Frontiers, 1775

Referenced by Selection:

The Carolinas and their Indian Frontiers, 1775

Geographic Area Covered:

North Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina--Port Royal, South Carolina--Beaufort, South Carolina--Charleston

Geographic Coordinates:

(W 83°55ʹ--W 75°45ʹ/N 36°40ʹ--N 31°55ʹ

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Full Title: An accurate map of North and South Carolina with their Indian frontiers : shewing in a distinct manner all the mountains, rivers, swamps, marshes, bays, creeks, harbours, sandbanks and soundings on the coasts : with the roads and Indian paths, as well as the boundary or provincial lines, the several townships and other divisions of the land in both the provinces

Creators:

Mouzon, Henry

Publisher:

Printed for Robt. Sayer and J. Bennett, map and print-sellers, No. 53 in Fleet Street

Publisher Location:

London

Date Created:

1775

Contributors:

Sparrow (Engraver), Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)

Subjects:

Landowners, Indians of North America, Land tenure, Administrative and political divisions, Harbors

Form/Genre:

Maps, Wall maps, Road maps, Nautical charts

Mode of Travel:

Roads, Trails, Waterways

Context of Travel:

Migration, Surveys

Time Period Covered:

1775

Notes:

"The whole from actual surveys by Henry Mouzon and others."
"Sparrow sc." -- Beneath title cartouche at left.
"Published as the Act directs May 30th 1775."
Shows precinct boundaries and roads.
Includes names of landowners.
Scale [ca. 1:530,000]
Prime meridian: London.
Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings.
Insets (28 x 18 cm. and 28 x 27 cm.): The harbour of Port Royal. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] -- The bar and harbour of Charlestown. Scale [ca. 1:75,000].
Also issued in: The American atlas, or, A geographical description of the whole continent of America / by Thomas Jefferys. London : Printed by R. Sayer and J. Bennett, 1775.
Printed from 4 copperplates on 4 sheets trimmed and joined to form one composite sheet; sectioned into 45 panels, mounted on cloth, and folded to 21 x 16 cm. in dark blue cloth-covered slipcase.

Original Collection:

Edward E. Ayer Collection (Newberry Library)

Referenced In:

Cumming, William P. The Southeast in early maps (3rd ed., 1998), p. 33-35 and 332-335, map no. 450

Citation

Mouzon, Henry, "An Accurate Map of North and South Carolina with their Indian Frontiers" (London : Robert Sayer and John Bennett, 1775). Ayer 133 .M888 1775

Newberry Call Number:

Ayer 133 .M888 1775

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Geographic Area Covered:

North Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina--Port Royal, South Carolina--Beaufort, South Carolina--Charleston

Original Resource:

Digital reproduction of: 1 map : hand col., mounted on linen ; 98 x 139 cm.

Digital Image Rights Holder:

Newberry Library

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