An exact-plan of George-Town : so named by Patrick Graham, Esqr., President of the Province of Georgia, in honr. to His Royal Highness George, Prince of Wales, &ca

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An exact-plan of George-Town
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Item Information

Title:
An exact-plan of George-Town : so named by Patrick Graham, Esqr., President of the Province of Georgia, in honr. to His Royal Highness George, Prince of Wales, &ca
Title (alt.):
George-Town
Creator:
Yonge, Henry
Name on Item:
Surveyed & delineated by order of the President & Council of Georgia, this 9th. day of May 1754. By Henry Yonge, survr.
Date:
[1754]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Hardwick, Ga. (Bryan County)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Baldwin (county) > Hardwick
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color 74 x 54 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. 1:4,700
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71000628
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Imperfect: Margins torn.
Oriented with north to the bottom.
Cadastral map.
Shows town laid out in lots in a bend of "Great Ogeche River" planned to become the capital of the province. In Feb. 1755 the name was changed to Hardwick, but the town never flourished, and passed out of existence.
Includes descriptive index.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1572
Identifier:
ar157200