Subject: Southeast United States, Georgia
Period: 1796 (circa)
Publication: The American Universal Geography
Color: Black & White
Size:
12.1 x 7.4 inches
30.7 x 18.8 cm
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 a few faint spots primarily along the left border and right vertical fold.