A map of Savannah River beginning at Stone-Bluff, or Nexttobethell, which continueth to the sea : also, the four sounds Savañah, [Warsaw], Hossabaw, and St. Katharines, with their islands; likewise Neuport, or Serpent River, from its mouth to Benjehova Bluff

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A map of Savannah River beginning at Stone-Bluff, or Nexttobethell, which continueth to the sea
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Title:
A map of Savannah River beginning at Stone-Bluff, or Nexttobethell, which continueth to the sea : also, the four sounds Savañah, [Warsaw], Hossabaw, and St. Katharines, with their islands; likewise Neuport, or Serpent River, from its mouth to Benjehova Bluff
Creator:
De Brahm, John Gerar William, 1717-approximately 1799
Name on Item:
Surveyed by William Noble of Brahm, late captain ingenier under His Imperial Majesty Charles the VII
Date:
[1752?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Savannah River (Ga. and S.C.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Savannah River
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color 65 x 136 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Scale:
Scale ca. 1:132,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71000634
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Has watermark.
Annotated with brown ink.
Oriented with north to the right.
Prime meridian: Ferro.
Relief shown by hachures.
Shows aspects of the physical geography and gives names of land holders.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1568
Identifier:
ar156800