COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Mills, Robert
Date:
1825
Short Title:
Georgetown District, South Carolina.
Publisher:
Tanner/Lucas
Publisher Location:
Phila/Baltimore
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
65
Obj Width cm:
53
Scale 1:
126,720
Note:
The owner of the atlas, Thomas Carr of Georgetown, lived in this county and his house in shown on the map. The map has been updated in pencil with new roads, churches, etc. Uncolored.
Reference:
P2570; Sabin 49113; Ristow pp207-219.
State/Province:
South Carolina
County:
Georgetown
Full Title:
Georgetown District, South Carolina. Surveyed by Wm. Hemingway, 1820. Improved for Mills' Atlas 1825. Engd. by H.S. Tanner & Assistants.
List No:
2792.012
Series No:
14
Engraver or Printer:
Hemingway, Wm.
Engraver or Printer:
Tanner, Henry S.
Publication Author:
Mills, Robert
Pub Date:
1825
Pub Title:
Atlas Of The State Of South Carolina, Made Under The Authority Of The Legislature; Prefaced With A Geographical, Statistical And Historical Map Of The State. By Robert Mills, Of South Carolina, P.A. ... Published by F. Lucas Jr. Baltimore for Mills' Atlas.
Pub Reference:
P2570; Sabin 49113; Ristow pp207-219.
Pub Note:
1st edition. 28 District maps, 1 State map. The District maps are derived from surveys done for John Wilson's 1822 Map of South Carolina, also engraved by Tanner. Mills' Atlas is the first State Atlas; it was reissued with slight revisions in 1838. This copy has the signature of Thomas Carr of Georgetown, one of the original subscribers who are listed in the accompanying volume of Statistics of South Carolina, published in 1826. Carr's residence is shown on the map of Georgetown District (which map shows the most signs of use) as well as some ms notations probably by Carr showing new roads, churches, etc. Tanner engraved the District maps and Lucas engraved the State map on the title page. The District maps are very detailed showing land owners, taverns, Churches, mills, roads and some distances along the roads, swamps, mountains - all in the finest Tanner style of engraving. Several of the maps are large - Charleston District is 89x86 cm. Compared to David Burr's Atlas of New York State 1829, Mills' maps are far more detailed. State map has full color; other maps without color. Bound in half leather gray paper covered boards with "Mills Atlas S. Carolin(a)" stamped in gold on the spine.
Pub List No:
2792.000
Pub Type:
State Atlas
Pub Maps:
29
Pub Height cm:
57
Pub Width cm:
38
Image No:
2792012
Authors:
Mills, Robert
Collection:
Rumsey Collection
Georgetown District, South Carolina.
