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The first edition of a mother map of the American southeast, William De Brahm's monumental map of the coast of South Carolina and Georgia. It reflects the first scientific survey of this coast and navigable waters. De Brahm mentions using previous surveys by Gascoigne, Bryan and Bull, but most of the work was his own. De Brahm arrived in Georgia in 1751 with a group of German immigrants. He advertised his intent to create a map of the Georgia and South Carolina coast the following year and to do this he spent years traveling and surveying the region extensively. In 1754 he was appointed surveyor for Georgia and this impressive map helped get him the appointed as Surveyor-General for the Southern District of North America in 1764. The amount of information over such a vast area is amazing and the large scale of about one inch for five miles produces a most impressive cartographic document. Along the coast from northern border of South Carolina to St. Mary's River accurate information is presented of the islands, river mouths, inlets, and other passages necessary for sailing vessels along the coast and inland. Also shown are the parishes, settlements and other property lots along the coast and inland along the major rivers where settlement had progressed by the middle of the eighteenth century. A number of the depicted townships in the interior were created by the South Carolina government as the first line of defense against hostile Indian tribes and also French encroachments. Typically of the period, the map has an elaborate, decorative cartouche showing indigo production, which was so important to the economy in the region in the middle of the nineteenth century. Of all the great eighteenth century maps of British America, this map of the southern frontier is one of the rarest. $65,000
Thomas G. Bradford. "North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia." From A Comprehensive Atlas. Geographical, Historical & Commercial. Boston: Wm. B. Ticknor, 1835. 7 5/8 x 10. Engraving. Original outline color. Some light spotting. Otherwise, very good condition.
A nice map of the American southeast from Boston publisher and cartographer, Thomas G. Bradford (1802-1887). Issued in 1835, Bradford's Atlas contained maps of the different United States and other parts of the world, based on the most up-to-date information available at the time. Towns, rivers, lakes, and some orography are depicted. Counties are named and indicated with original outline color. Because Bradford continued to update his maps as he issued them in different volumes, this political information is very interesting for historic purposes. This is a good representation of American cartography in the fourth decade of the nineteenth century and an interesting document of regional history. $135
S. Augustus Mitchell. "The Tourist's Pocket Map of The State of Georgia Exhibiting Its Internal Improvements Roads Distances &c." Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1836. Copyright 1834. 15 1/4 x 12 3/4. Engraving. With inset of Steam Boat Routes. Excellent condition. Printed on flexible paper but never folded.
A nice example of Mitchell's rare "Tourist's Pocket Map" of Georgia, though this example does not seem to have ever been folded into a booklet. This map is highly refined and carefully detailed. Roads, transportation routes and towns are clearly indicated making it a valuable transportation guide for the early 19th-century traveler. While particular emphasis is given to canals and railroads, which played so important a part in the state's history at mid-century, roads still provided the major conveyance to travel as witnessed by the inset listing "Principal Stage Routes." $525
Thomas G. Bradford. "Georgia." From Samuel G. Goodrich's A General Atlas of the World. Boston: C.D. Strong, 1841. 14 1/8 x 11 1/4. Engraving by G.W. Boynton. Original hand color. Very good condition.
An attractive and early map of Georgia by Thomas Bradford. This map was first issued in the 1838 edition of Bradford's atlas, but this example appeared in Samuel Goodrich's atlas from 1841. The map shows the social, political and transportation situation in the state at the time. This shows the state as Euro-Americans were moving into the western parts of Georgia, the Native Americans having been forcibly relocated to west of the Mississippi (Trail of Tears). In this period of great development in the west, transportation was crucial to the interior. This map nicely shows the early development of a railroad network, running to the northwest and southwest. Counties are named and indicated in contrasting shades, and rivers, lakes, and towns are precisely depicted. A nice picture of Georgia just before the middle of the nineteenth century. $375
Thomas G. Bradford. "Georgia." From A Universal Illustrated Atlas. Boston: Chares D. Strong., [1838]-1842. 14 1/8 x 11 1/4. Engraving by G.W. Boynton. Original hand color. Some discoloration in margins. Otherwise, very good condition.
Another example of Bradford's excellent map of Georgia. $375
S. Augustus Mitchell. "A New Map of Georgia with its Roads & Distances." Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1849. From A New Universal Atlas. 13 3/4 x 11 1/2. Lithograph transfer from engraved plate. Full original hand color. With a few small spots. Otherwise, very good condition.
A fine map of Georgia from the mid-nineteenth century, showing the state at an interesting period in its history. The map is filled with myriad topographical details, including rivers, towns, lakes and political borders. For much of the middle part of the nineteenth century, the Mitchell firm dominated American cartography in output and influence. S. Augustus Mitchell Jr.'s maps of the 1860s are probably the best known issues of this firm, but his father's earlier efforts are excellent maps derived from H.S. Tanner's atlas of the 1830s. It is obvious from the quality and attractive appearance of this map why Mitchell's firm became so important. This map is especially interesting in its depiction of the transportation network in the state, including roads and railroads. A table at the bottom lists the steamboat routes from Savannah to Augusta and from Savannah to Charleston, an important bit of information in this period of increased immigration and travel in the American south. $300
"Georgia." New York: J.H. Colton & Co., 1856. 15 1/2 x 12 1/2. Lithograph. Full original hand-coloring. Very good condition.
In the mid-nineteenth century, the center of map publishing in America moved from Philadelphia to New York. The J.H. Colton publishing firm played a large role in this shift. This map of Georgia, with its fine detail, is a strong example of their successful work. The map presents the counties in contrasting pastel shades, and includes depictions of towns, rivers, marshes, and some topography. Of particular interest are the indications of the burgeoning transportation network in the state, with roads and railroads clearly shown. Of note is the relatively recently railroad town of Atlanta. An attractive map as well as a worthwhile historical document. $175
"Johnson's Georgia and Alabama." New York: Johnson & Browning, 1860. 17 x 24. Lithograph. Full original hand-color. Very good condition. With vignettes of Tuscaloosa Observatory and Rice-Mill on Savannah River.
An attractive map of Alabama and Georgia from A. J. Johnson's atlas issued just at the start of the Civil War. Johnson, who published out of New York City, was one of the leading cartographic publishers in the latter half of the century, producing popular atlases, geographies and so on. This finely detailed map is an good example of Johnson's work. Townships, towns, roads, rail lines, rivers and lakes are shown throughout. Of particular note is the extensive road and rail network in the states that would be come so important in the forthcoming conflict. The clear presentation of cartographic information and the warm hand coloring make this an attractive as well as interesting historical document. $175
"Johnson's Georgia and Alabama." New York: Johnson & Ward, 1862. 17 x 24. Lithograph. Full original hand-color. Very good condition. With vignettes of Tuscaloosa Observatory and Rice-Mill on Savannah River.
Another example of Johnson's fine map. $175
"Johnson's Georgia and Alabama." New York: Johnson & Ward, 1864. 15 1/2 x 22. Lithograph. Full original hand-color. Very good condition.
A slightly reduced map of Georgia and Alabama from the Johnson atlas of four years later. This map lacks the two vignettes of the earlier edition, but the information is just as comprehensive. $150
"County Map of Georgia, and Alabama." Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1866. 10 3/4 x 13 1/4. Lithograph. Original hand coloring. Decorative border. Very good condition.
For most of the middle part of the nineteenth century, the firm founded by S. Augustus Mitchell, Sr. dominated American cartography in output and influence. This fine map is from one of his son's atlases, and it shows Alabama and Georgia in the mid-1860s, shortly after the Civil War. Towns, rivers, roads and other topographical information are clearly shown, and the counties are shaded with contrasting pastel colors. A fine decorative border surrounds the map, and the whole effect makes for an attractive and historically interesting mid-nineteenth century map. $145
Frank A. Gray. "Gray's New Map of Georgia." Philadelphia: O.W. Gray & Son, 1881. 26 x 15 3/4. Lithograph. Original hand color. Very good condition.
A highly detailed map of Georgia about two decades after the end of the Civil War, at a time when the economic development of the state was beginning to build. The old railroad terminus of Atlanta, which had been devastated in the Civil War, was by then a booming city, the capital of Georgia since 1868. The economic growth of the state is reflected in the numerous railroads criss-crossing, as is nicely depicted in this map. Three insets add extra interest: of Brunswick Harbor, the roads at the entrance of the Savannah River, and a city plan of Savannah. $165
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