A New Map of Georgia with Part of Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana, 1764
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: The Gilcrease Cartographic Collection was initially created as a storage designation for maps found in the manuscript collections and for the few original maps purchased during the life of Thomas Gilcrease. From the collections initial humble beginnings, it has continued to grow into am official map collection through additional gifts and purchases. The collection includes atlases, hand drawn maps from the manuscript collections, photocopies and Photostats of maps, single sheet maps from atlas's and modern reproductions. Significant maps of interest are Spanish Portolan maps of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Cuba, Map of the British Empire in America, Draught of Cherokee Country, Carte de la Louisiana, Map of Survey Route to the Pacific Railroad, Military Map of the U.S. and Indian Territory (Oklahoma). Significant cartographers within the collection include: Abraham Ortelius, Theodore de Bry, Jan Blaeu, Thomas Jefferys, Alexander Humboldt.
Dates
- 1764
Creator
- Bowen, Emanuel, 1694 - 1767 (Cartographer, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English, French, and Spanish
Access Restrictions
Available by appointment only at the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR) with the exception of materials with donor restrictions. Contact Library staff in advance to inquire if materials exist pertaining to your research interests.
Extent
From the Collection: 800 maps
- Albamous Fort
- Albamous River
- Altamaha River
- American Colonies
- Appalachian Mountains
- Arkansas River
- Ascension Bay
- Atlantic Ocean
- British Empire
- Cape Canaveral
- Charleston
- Charlestown
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Indians
- Cherokee Nation (before 1838)
- Chickasaw Indians
- Choctaw
- Choctaw Indians
- Creek
- Creek Indians
- East Florida Colony
- Emmanuel Bowen
- Flint River
- Florida
- Fort Agusta
- Fort Diego
- General Oglethorpe
- Georgia
- Georgia Colony
- Gulf of Mexico
- Indian Alliance
- Louisiana
- Louisiana Purchase
- Lower Creeks
- Map
- Maps and Atlases
- Middle Creeks
- Mississippi Delta
- Mississippi River
- Mobile Bay
- Mobile River
- Natchez River
- Native Americans
- Nautches River
- New Orleans
- New Spain
- Nouvelle-Espagne
- Ocmulgee River
- Oconee River
- Ogeechee River
- Oglethorpe Hill
- Pascagoula River
- Savannah River
- Savannah Sound
- South Carolina
- South Carolina Colony
- Southeast
- Spanish Empire
- Upper Creeks
- West Florida Colony
- Yamacraw
- Yamacraw Indians
- Yamasee
- Yamasee Indians
- Yamassee
- Yamassee Indians
- Yuchi Indians
- coastline
- colonies
- compass rose
Creator
- Bowen, Emanuel, 1694 - 1767 (Cartographer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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