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An Exact Map of North and South Carolina, & Georgia, with East and West Florida. from the latest Discoveries. (1778) This map was engraved by John Lodge for William Russell's The History Of America, From Its Discovery By Columbus To The Conclusion Of The Late War. With An Appendix Containing An Account Of The Rise And Progress Of The Present Unhappy Contest Between Great Britain And Her Colonies ..., John Fielding & Walker, London, 1778. I like the subtitle reference to the "Unhappy Contest."
A New and Accurate Map of North Carolina in North America, 1779 Published in the October 1779 edition of Universal Magazine in London.
A New and Accurate Map of the Province of Georgia in North America, 1779 This attractive map was published in the April 1779 edition of Universal Magazine in London (Jolly, UNIV-179). I believe the residents of the State of Georgia in 1779 might have gotten a chuckle out of the title, or perhaps taken offense. I'm sure the Brits would have argued that the title was accurate, especially since British troops occupied Savannah until 1782 (or thereabouts).
A New and Accurate Map of North Carolina, and Part of South Carolina, with the Field of Battle between Earl Cornwallis and General Gates. The map above appeared in the November 1780 issue of Political Magazine, a London periodical published from 1780-1791 (Jolly). Unlike the very similar 1779 Universal Magazine map of North Carolina (scroll up), this map actually has an engraver's signature, "Jno. Lodge, Sculp." at the lower right.
Carte de la Partie Sud... 1782 by Monsieur Rigobert Bonne Drunk cartographer? If anyone has a reasonable explanation for the GA/SC border as depicted on this map, please let us know by submitting a comment using the text box at the bottom of this page. Hilton Head Island and the entire southern tip of South Carolina fall within Georgia's territory on this confusing map that shows the state line following the Combahee R. upstream a short distance, and then turning WNW. The dividing line never follows the Savannah River (the only official border), and never extends due west along the latitude of Charleston (a proposed border at one time...see Kitchin 1765 map above).
Battle of Guildford, Fought on the 15th of March, 1781. Greensboro, established in 1808, was named in honor of Major General Nathanael Greene of Revolutionary War fame. His army battled that of Lord Cornwallis at nearby Guilford Battlefield on March 15, 1781. Although technically a victory for Cornwallis since Greene ordered the retreat of his army, the reported casualties inflicted upon the British (28% killed or wounded) were far greater than those suffered by the Americans (6%). These results prompted one member of Parliament to claim "another such victory would be the ruin of the British army." This battle plan is found in Banastre "Bloody Ban" Tarleton's 1787 book History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in the Southern Provinces of North America. Also included is the following folding map:
The Marches of Lord Cornwallis in the Southern Provinces, now States of North America, Comprehending the two Carolinas, with Virginia and Maryland and the Delaware Counties. By William Faden, Geographer to the King.
The Carolinas with part of Georgia (left, 1788) and New Map of the States of Georgia South and North Carolina Virginia and Maryland Including the Spanish Provinces of West and East Florida from the Latest Surveys (right, 1789). The map on the left above, engraved by Thomas Conder, was one of 9 maps included in the first edition of William Gordon's "The History of the rise, progress, and establishment, of the Independence of the United States of America", published in London in 1788. A year later, the first American edition contained 2 maps, including the one above on the right engraved by Cornelius Tiebout. Dr. Gordon's work is occasionally referred to by a shorter title: "History of the American War".
Carolina and Georgia 1758 (1792) by John Gibson This tiny little map, measuring 6.5 cm x 9.5 cm, was published in the Atlas Minimus. There isn't much room for detail, but crammed into the Atlantic Ocean is a listing of each provinces chief crops, including tobacco (NC), rice and indigo (SC), and silk and mulberry trees (GA).
1794 A Map of North Carolina from the Best Authorities The first separately printed map of the state of North Carolina was published in London by John Stockdale in 1794 for Morse's American Geography. Engraved by Harrison (no indication on map if by Benjamin H. or William H.).
1795 Georgia from the latest Authorities An attractive map of Georgia as it existed after the Revolutionary War, extending from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River; it was engraved by Barker for Carey's American Edition of Guthrie's Geography. On the Alabama/Tallapoosa River is marked "Falls 70 feet perpendicular." Does anyone know how close (or far) from the truth that statement was? Sadly, the falls have been replaced by a concrete dam, no doubt 70 feet perpendicular.
1795 The State of North Carolina from the best Authorities, &c. by Samuel Lewis This map, engraved by Vallance, was first published in Mathew Carey's 1795 American Atlas, the first atlas published in the United States.. Does any one know of an earlier printed map that shows Chapel Hill?
1796 Map of North and South Carolina Everyone involved has their name on this cute little map. How embarrassing. It was drawn by Denison, engraved by Doolittle, published by Thomas & Andrews for Morse's Universal Geography. North Carolina seems more like a hurried afterthought in this map. Whereas South Carolina district names are correctly spelled (all upper case) and district lines delineated, many of the North Carolina county names are misspelled (and all are with lower case) and county lines are not shown. Despite this affront to North Carolinians, it is a very attractive little map.
1796 North Carolina This nice little map, engraved by William Barker, comes from the first edition (1796) of Mathew Carey's American Pocket Atlas which was printed in Philadelphia by Lang and Ustick. In later editions, the title has a double underline and a few roads are shown as well as the addition of a few more towns.
1796 the State of North Carolina from the best Authorities This uncommon map, engraved by Benjamin Tanner, was published by John Reid in his American Atlas in 1796. The atlas accompanied Reid's American edition of William Winterbotham's work, An Historical, Geographical, Commercial, and Philosophical View of the American United States... Most of the maps in Reid's atlas are based on those in Carey's 1795 atlas and, therefore, offer little new cartographic information.
1797 A Correct Map of the Georgia Western Territory
North Carolina from the Best Authorities 1800 This map was published in Payne's Geography in 1799. One might assume Payne didn't want the map to look outdated at the turn of the century, hence the 1800 date on the engraving.
Map of the Southern Provinces of the United States, printed for R. Phillips This is the English version which appeared in TRAVELS THROUGH THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA, THE COUNTRY OF THE IROQUOIS, AND UPPER CANADA, IN THE YEARS 1795, 1796, AND 1797; WITH AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF LOWER CANADA, the English translation of Francois La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt's book. The original French edition and the English edition were both published in 1799, according to Howe, who also lists a German edition (no map) in the same year. Dutch and Italian editions of this map are from translations of Marshall and Botta, respectively. No Dutch or Italian translation of La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt's work was produced. Maps of this style can be found with the following titles [author(s) of the work in which map is found noted in parentheses]: English: Map of the Southern Provinces of the United States (La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt) French: Carte des Etats-Unis Provinces Méridionales (La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt) Carte des Provinces Meridionales des Etats-Unis (Marshall, Botta) Carte de la Partie Méridionale des Etats-Unis (Crevecoeur) Italian: Carta delle provincie meridionali degli Stati-Uniti (Botta) Le Provincie Meridionali degli Stati Uniti (Botta) Dutch: Kaart van de Zuidlijke Provincien der Vereenigde Staaten (Marshall) For a key to the various derivatives of this map, please see Table 1. (See 1825 entry for Le Provincie Meridionali degli Stati Uniti).
L'Amerique Septentrionale Divisee en ses Principaux Etats
Presumably from C. Bertholon's 1799 Atlas Moderne Portatif. The map is similar to LaPorte's map of the previous decade, and in fact, is frequently sold as a LaPorte map. However, I have seen an intact LaPorte atlas and his map has palm trees in the title cartouche. Many other differences are evident on close inspection. I have not yet seen an intact Bertholon atlas, but the simple cartouche on the above map is similar to that shown on a Bertholon map of New England (see entry 1780.3 at this web site: http://www.mapsofpa.com/antiquemaps28a.htm) The large MER DE L'OUEST and a Northwest Passage are 2 obvious mythical attractions on this map. Janvier produced a larger but nearly identical map in 1762, perhaps the "parent" for the LaPorte and Bertholon maps..
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