Southern United States manuscript map collection, 1850-1923 and undated
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Summary
- Abstract:
- This collection contains 33 sketch maps of locations in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. It includes a number of B. P. Baker Co. plats for a tract of land in Gates County, N.C.; plans of subdivisions and improvements in Savannah by Percy Sugden; a map of Durham, N.C., in 1867 by Lewis Blount; a map of Mississippi representing Choctaw and Chickasaw territories and missionary stations by Sarah Coffin; and a detailed plat of the Bennett & Wallace Lands in West Virginia. Maps signed by Robert Jayne, W. F. Brown, John Tebeau, and Ravenel Gignilliet are present.
- Extent:
- 14 Linear Feet (33 items)
- Physical description:
- The maps are primarily drawn ink on paper. Sizes vary between 11x 14 cm. to 70 x 104 cm.
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11492
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains 33 sketch maps of locations in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. It includes a number of B. P. Baker Co. plats for a tract of land in Gates Co., N.C.; plans of subdivisions and improvements in Savannah by Percy Sugden; a map of Durham, N.C., in 1867 by Lewis Blount; a map of Mississippi representing Choctaw and Chickasaw territories and missionary stations by Sarah Coffin; and a detailed plat of the Bennett & Wallace Lands in West Virginia. Maps signed by Robert Jayne, W. F. Brown, John Tebeau, and Ravenel Gignilliet are present.
- Acquisition information:
- The Southern United States Manuscript Map Collection was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a transfer in 1992.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Chickasaw Indians -- Mississippi
Choctaw Indians -- Mississippi - Format:
- Manuscript maps
Sketch maps
plans (maps) - Names:
- Blount, Lewis
Brown, W. F.
Coffin, Sarah
De Saulles, A. B.
Gignilliet, Ravenel
Jayne, Robert
Sugden , Percy
Tebeau, John R. - Places:
- Florida -- Maps
Georgia -- Maps
Louisiana -- Maps
Mississippi -- Maps
North Carolina -- Maps
Savannah (Ga.) -- Maps
South Carolina -- Maps
Virginia -- Maps
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