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A nice example of the first map of North Carolina printed in the United States. One of the earliest seperately issued maps of the State of North Carolina. This is the first state of Lewis' map, issued in William Guthrie's New System of Modern Geography, published in 1794. The map provided a large format and highly detailed map of the state, showing towns, roads, rivers, mountains, swamps, counties, meeting houses, and substantial other detail. Williams & Johnson note that the first state of this map does not delineate counties (although they are named). The area around present day Forsyth County is squared off with a dotted line, showing the boundaries of the Moravian Community of Wachovia. The coastline of the Outer Banks shows only a slight eastward slant. Nice example, with minor restoration along the fold.