Map of Charleston and its vicinity: showing the original settlement of 1670 at Albemarle Point, the Oyster Point settlement of 1672, and subsequent extensions of 1783 and 1849, prepared to accompany Mayor Courtenay's centennial address, August 13, 1883

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Title
Map of Charleston and its vicinity: showing the original settlement of 1670 at Albemarle Point, the Oyster Point settlement of 1672, and subsequent extensions of 1783 and 1849, prepared to accompany Mayor Courtenay's centennial address, August 13, 1883
Additional title: Historical map of Charleston 1670-1883
Names
Barbot, Louis J. (Creator)
Courtenay, William Ashmead, 1831-1908 (Creator)
American Photo-Lithographic Company (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

South Carolina

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1884
Place: New York
Publisher: Am. photolitho. Co.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5329
Topics
Real property -- South Carolina -- Charleston
Charleston (S.C.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Below lower left margin: Entered according to act of Congress in the Year 1884 by Wm. A. Courtenay in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina.
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division , vol. 2, page 494, column 3, row 2
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 4 sheets ; 129 x 125 cm, sheets 68 x 66 cm or smaller
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 64758
Description
Shows names of streets, ward numbers, drainage, vegetation, railroad routes, and other points of interest. Includes list of owners & note on Albemarle Point. Below alternate title: Comp. from U.S. Coast Survey map, harbour charts, railroad and private plats, Charleston, March 1884. [signed] Louis J. Barbot, City Civil Engineer.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 76943664
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646367
Folder number: US227.3.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 84df66a0-248f-0136-ad31-3b8325d5b181
Rights Statement
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Charleston and its vicinity" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1884. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3befbd80-2490-0136-07bd-0d5468111248

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Charleston and its vicinity" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3befbd80-2490-0136-07bd-0d5468111248

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1884). Map of Charleston and its vicinity Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3befbd80-2490-0136-07bd-0d5468111248

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Map of Charleston and its vicinity