Title: A Map of South Carolina And a Part of Georgia. Containing the Whole Sea Coast; all the Islands, Inlets, Rivers, Creeks, Parishes, Townships, Boroughs, Roads and Bridges . . .
Map Maker:
William Gerard De Brahm /
Thomas Jefferys
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Place / Date: London / 1757
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Coloring: Hand Colored
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Size: 43.5 x 48.5 inches
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Condition: VG
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Price:
SOLD
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Inventory ID: 5968
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Description: The most important and influential map of South Carolina during the British Colonial era. De Brahm was a German born military officer who befriended the Bishop of Augsburg, who was then promoting a Georgia Colony to displaced Germans. De Brahm emigrated to Georgia in 1751 and was soon employed as a surveyor in Georgia and South Carolina, where he was appointed surveyor general in 1754. De Brahm undertook an extensive coastal survey during the first part of the decade and in 1752 announced his intention to produce a map of the area, soliciting information from plantation owners who wished for their lands to appear on the map. De Brahm incorporated earlier surveys by William Bull, John Gascoigne and Hugh Bryan. He sent a draft to the Board of Trade, where it was quickly approved and Thomas Jefferys employed to engrave the map. The map is a vast improvement over earlier maps, accurately depicting the course of rivers and tributaries, correctly locating islands and parishes. An unsual topographical section is included at the northern border. The cartouche illustrates the colonies lucrative indigo trade. The map is known in two states, the present state and a second issued in 1780 with a different title. This example has been joined and laid on archival paper, with minor restorations along several of the old folds and in the margins, but is still an attractive and highly decorative example of the this now very rare map. The map has not appeared in a dealer catalogue in the past 25 years.
Related Categories:
Maps of America
Maps of Southeast America
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