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Item #26675 [Chart of the Coast of Georgia]. J. F. W. DES BARRES.

[Chart of the Coast of Georgia]

[London: before 1780]. Aquatint and line engraving, period hand colouring. Sheet size: 33 x 25 1/4 inches.

Very rare first state of Des Barres's chart of the coast of Georgia.

This fine chart is from "The Atlantic Neptune," one of the finest large scale sea atlases of the United States and Canadian Atlantic coastline ever produced. The maps in the atlas were produce over a seven-year period (1775-82), and are well known for their accurate portrayal of various sounds, bays, bars, harbors as well as navigational hazards. This atlas was used extensively by the Royal Navy during the American Revolution. This is a detailed chart of the Georgia and upper Florida coastlines, covering an area between the mouth of the River May to John's Island. The towns of Savannah, Beaufort, Hardwick and Sunbury are shown and the coastal Parishes in Georgia are names. To the west is noted "Indian Boundary Line." This very rare first state is larger than the subsequent two states, without any detail added to the South Carolina coast and without the inset in the lower right corner added in or after 1780.

Stevens 168a.

Item #26675

Price: $22,500.00

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