1779 map of North Carolina
About this map
A New and Accurate Map of North Carolina, in North America. London, 1779.
- Date created
- 1779
- Location
- North Carolina
- License
- Copyright unknown.
- Source
- Original image housed by Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library / University of Georgia Libraries
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At first glance, this 1779 map of North Carolina appears to be a disorienting jumble of words. The counties are labeled, but their borders are not delineated. Rivers, on the other hand, are carefully labeled, as are court houses, chapels, and Quaker meeting houses. A handful of towns are named, including Beaufort, Edenton, Halifax, Hillsborough, New Bern, Salisbury, Tarboro, and Wilmington. The map reaches as far west as Mecklenburg County.
