A draught of the upper Creek nation, taken in May 1757

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Item Information

Title:
A draught of the upper Creek nation, taken in May 1757
Contributor:
Bonar, William
Contributor:
Romans, Bernard, 1741?-approximately 1784
Date:
1757
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Creek Indians--Maps
Alabama--Maps
Coosa River (Ga. and Ala.)--Maps
Tallapoosa River (Ga. and Ala.)--Maps
Places:
Alabama
Coosa River
Tallapoosa River
Extent:
1 ms. map ; 30.4 x 35 cm
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Scale:
Scale indeterminable.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Shows upper Creek villages near Fort Toulouse, particularly along the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers.
Gives number of fighting men and towns.
Similar to "A draught of the Creek nation by William Bonar, May 1757" in the British Colonial Office.
Map possibly drawn by Bernard Romans.
Identifier:
5528
Barcode:
B1936539