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“Map of the State of Georgia, James R. Butts, Late Surveyor General, Macon, 1859.”
This large map (62 x 53 inches) delineates counties, roads, railroads, and factories. It lists governors and their terms of office. Illustrations feature public buildings, colleges, and scenic points such as Toccoa Falls. The land lots, apparently…
“The Tourist’s Pocket Map of the State of Georgia Exhibiting its Internal Improvements, Roads, Distances, &c. By J. H. Young. Philadelphia: Published by Hinman & Dutton, 1837.”
J. H. Young’s map provides detailed information about Georgia on the eve of major railroad construction and the creation of Atlanta. It shows stagecoach roads, distances between towns, counties, waterways, and even land lots. A proposed canal…
“Geographical, Historical, And Statistical Map Of Georgia.” Drawn by F. Lucas, Jr. Engrd. by J. Yeager. A Complete Historical, Chronological, And Geographical American Atlas, . . . To The Year 1822 . . . T. H. Palmer, Printer. Published by H. C. Carey & I. Lea, Philadephia, 1822.
This was the first American atlas modeled on that of Le Sage’s volume published in Florence, Italy (1806) that focused on European countries and world history. C. V. Lavoisne later produced similar volumes in London. Carey and Lea extended this…
“Map of the State of Georgia, Prepared from actual Surveys and other Documents, for Eleazer Early, By Daniel Sturges.” Published & Sold By Eleazer Early, Savannah, Georgia . . . Engraved by Saml. Harrison, 1818.
The first wall map of the state of Georgia, it shows towns, roads, military posts, Indian villages. Existing counties and Indian boundaries are shown in color. Tables list post offices, statistics relating to the individual counties, and geological…
“The State of Georgia.” Samuel Lewis, cartographer; Enoch G. Gridley, engraver. In Matthew Carey, General Atlas. Philadelphia, 1814.
For Matthew Carey, his cartographers, and engravers updating their Georgia maps for a new atlas involved added another tier or two of counties, and by 1814 the county boundaries had became an essential part of any large-scale Georgia map.
“Georgia.” No cartographer. In M. Carey & Son, Philadephia, 1805.
The first map of Georgia without its western territory appeared in an edition of Carey’s atlas.