Henry Mouzon - An Accurate Map of North and South Carolina

Henry Mouzon
An Accurate Map of North and South Carolina With Their Indian Frontiers, Shewing in a distinct manner all the Mountains, Rivers, Swamps, Marshes, Bays, Creeks, Harbours, Sandbanks and Soundings on the Coasts; with The Roads and Indian Paths; as well as The Boundary or Provincial Lines, The Several Townships and other divisions of the Land in Both the Provinces; the whole from Actual Surveys by Henry Mouzon and Others.
copper engraving, 1777
44 x 59 inches

Original outline hand coloring. This map extends from the coastal area of the two Carolinas westward to the Appalachian Mountains, Cherokee territory, upper Creek territory and part of Georgia. It was the first map of the Carolinas issued during the Revolutionary War period and was used by British, French and American forces. It remained the chief of map for the region during the forty or fifty years following its publication. George L. Le Rouge published this French edition of the Mouzon map in Atlas Amèriquain Sepentrionale (Paris, 1777). This version is titled in French and English and includes an inset of the English attack on Fort Sullivan (June 28, 1776). A third version of the map was issued in 1794 by Laurie and Whittle, successors to Sayer and Bennett, using the original plates.