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One of the earliest printed maps to show Mississippi Territory (formed in 1798), which was formed from the eastern part of Georgia. The map pre-dates the formation of Alabama. The map shows towns, travel routes, and topography. West Florida is also shown, pre-dating the formation of Florida Territory in 1821. Following the publication of Carey's American Atlas in 1795, there were a small group of 18th Century works which included a complete set of state maps, including John Reid's American Atlas, Joseph T. Scott's Gazetteer, Carey's Pocket atlas and works by Jeddidiah Morse. This small group of maps and the few separately issued maps of the region, which are now virtually unobtainable, mark the beginnings of the indigenous cartographic publishing business in America, and are now highly soughtafter.