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Auction 184, Lot 212

"A Map of Georgia, Also the Two Floridas, from the Best Authorities", Morse, Jedidiah (Rev.)

Subject: Southeast United States, Georgia

Period: 1796 (circa)

Publication: The American Universal Geography

Color: Black & White

Size:
12 x 7.4 inches
30.5 x 18.8 cm
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This is an early American map depicting Georgia Territory extending from the Atlantic seaboard to the Mississippi River, with East and West Florida along the Gulf Coast. Most of the interior is dominated by various Indian tribes, including the Chickasaws, Creeks, Choctaws, and Muskogees with several prominent villages located. Fifteen early counties are shown along the Atlantic coast and the Savannah River. Several trading paths are noted in the west. Mobile, Pensacola, and New Orleans are noted. Engraved by Amos Doolittle and published by Thomas & Andrews, Boston.

References: McCorkle (18th C. Geography Books) #304-15; Wheat & Brun #614.

Condition: B+

Issued folding and now flat with professional repairs to a few small fold separations and an edge tear at top. A couple of tiny chips along the folds at top have been replaced in facsimile.

Estimate: $400 - $475

Sold for: $300

Closed on 9/15/2021

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