1757 Map of North & South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, by Homman Heirs

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Original 18th-century hand-colored engraved map of North & South Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida, published by Homann Heirs (Homannsche Erben) in … Read more Original 18th-century hand-colored engraved map of North & South Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida, published by Homann Heirs (Homannsche Erben) in Nuremberg, Germany, 1757.

This important colonial-era map depicts the extent of British power in the American Southeast, extending from Virginia and the Carolinas south through Georgia and Florida. Colored boundary lines mark the extensive land grants made to the Lords Proprietors of Carolina, while the map records early settlements, rivers, forts, Native American territories, and other geographic and political details of the period.

Of particular historical interest are references to battlegrounds where Carolinians and their Native American allies defeated the Tuscarora in 1712 and the Yamasee in 1715.

Homann Heirs was one of Europe's most important 18th-century cartographic publishing houses. Based in Nuremberg and continuing the work of celebrated German cartographer Johann Baptist Homann (1664–1724), the firm became renowned for its finely engraved and hand-colored maps of Europe and the expanding known world.

Custom framed in a handsome coastal-inspired wood frame with a double linen mat and UV-protective glass, making it ready to hang.

Framed Dimensions: 15 1/2 × 18 1/4" See less