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SC110 - U. S. COAST SURVEY "Preliminary Sketch of Cape Roman Shoals, South Carolina" Wash. D. C. 1853. Colored. 17X13½. Chart shows Murphy's Is. and South Island and the mouth of the North and South Santee River at Cedar Is. Locates Cape Roman. Marsh Is. Lighthouse. Cape Island and entrance to Winyah Bay or Georgetown Harbor. Chart shows many soundings in Cape Roman Shoals and includes sailing directions, navigational notes. Compass rose. 

SC133 - U. S. COAST SURVEY “Reconnaissance of Port Royal Entrance and Beaufort Harbor. South Carolina”. Wash. D. C. 1855. Colored. 27½X17. Chart shows Beaufort on the Beaufort River with Lady Island, Cat, St. Helena, Paris & Parry Islands. Locates Lands End & Station Creek & St. Philip's Island where the Broad River joins the Beaufort River, leading to Hilton Head & the channels to the Atlantic Ocean. Hundreds of depth soundings dot the rivers & chart includes sailing directions & navigational notes. A fine chart in very good condition. 

SC144 - U. S. COAST SURVEY “Preliminary Chart of Port Royal Entrance. Beaufort, Broad and Chechessee Rivers. South Carolina.” Wash. D.C. 1862. B/W. 33½X22½. Fine large vertical chart shows Hilton Head Island, Parry Island, St Helena Island, Philip's Island, St. Michael, Daw Island, & Lemon Island. Depicts the Broad River leading to Port Royal Sound, Port Royal Island, Beaufort and White Hall. Includes Ladies Island, Coosaw & Morgan Islands, & Cane Island. Hundreds of depth soundings are depicted throughout and the chart includes detailed navigational notes on sailing directions, tides and courses and shows the Martin's Industry Light Vessel, off Port Royal Entrance. A handsome chart in fine condition.

SC150 - R. COWLEY “Charles Town, South Carolina with a Chart of the Bars and Harbour.” London. 1780. B/W. 7½X7¾. Map shows Charleston and the Gaddesden Fort between the Astley and Cooper Rivers. Depicts Shutes Folly, Hobcaw Point, Hog Island, Farquharsons Distillery, Gaddesdens Bridge and a Redoubt to defend the Bridge, Fort Johnston and Cummins Point where “a Fort is contracted for on this Point.” Two small ship drawings appear off Cummins Point, where the Actron (Actaeon) and Sphinx were burnt during the engagement at Sullivan's Island in 1776. This is a finely engraved Revolutionary War map included in the Westminster Magazine in London in 1780 and published by Fielding and Walker and engraved by John Lodge (fl.1755-1796) a prominent London 18th century geographer and engraver. A scarce issue.

SC151 - THAYER, BRIDGMAN & FANNING “Charleston.” NY. c. 1853. B/W. 8X4¾. Small map from a Guide Book, shows street block plan of Charleston between the Ashley and Cooper Rivers. Map names streets and includes a numbered reference table indicating locations of public buildings such as the City Hall, Fire House, Medical College, Marine Hospital, Masonic Hall, Railroad Depot, Markets, Court House, hotels and wharves. (Very light staining in lower outer margin not affecting image, otherwise good.) 

SC158 - C. G. COLBY “South Carolina” NY. 1857. Colored. 5X6. Small, intensely detailed map of the State shows cities, towns, villages & harbors as they were located in the middle of the 19th century. The map is crisscrossed with roads and railroads linking major centers & the Savannah River flows down to the coast along the border with Georgia. In lower left is a small inset map depicting Charleston between the Ashley & Cooper Rivers, showing James, Folly and Morris Islands and the entrance to Charleston' Harbor. Published in 1857 by Samuel N. Gaston in “The Diamond Atlas” it was drawn & edited by Charles G. Colby (1830-1866.) A charming little map that would look attractive framed.

SC159 - J. A. BUCHON “Caroline Meridionale” Paris. 1825. Colored. 12½X14¼. Very colorful map of the State of South Carolina, shows counties in different colors & the coast from the border with North Carolina down to Georgetown, Cape Romain, Charleston, Port Royal, Hilton Head & Savannah, Georgia. Inland shows major cities, towns and villages & depicts Walterborough, Orangeburg, Burlington, Darlington & Saundersville, with mountain ranges, & rivers flowing throughout the State & down to the coast. Locates, churches, post offices, meeting houses, schools, ponds, creeks & swamps. The map was published by Jean Alexandre Buchon (1791-1846) in “Atlas Geographique, Historique, Statistique et Chronologique Des Deux Ameriques” in 1825 which was the French edition of Carey & Lea's American Atlas of 1822, wherein this map was first drawn under the direction of Samuel Lewis (c.1754-1822) a foremost Philadelphia geographer & draughtsman. This is an attractive State map in fine color.

SC160 - H. MOLL “A Plan of Port Royal Harbour in Carolina with Proposed Forts, Depth of Water Etc. Latitude 32°6 North According to the Original Draught by H. Moll.” London. 1729. Colored. 8X10½. Fine early chart by Herman Moll (c.1654-1732) one of the foremost mapmakers & geographers in 18th century London depicts Hilton Head, Port Royal Island with Elizabeth Point, St. Helena Island with Phillips Point & a proposed fort & a note indicating good water on the eastern shore of the island. The chart shows anchorages, shoals, low water areas & many depth soundings in & around the channel leading into the Harbour. A note on the chart reads “Port Royal River lies 20 leagues from Ashley River S.W. It has a bold entrance 10 or 20 foot at low water. The Harbour is large, safe and commodious & runs into ye best country in Carolina. Here ye air is alwaes cleer & agreeable to European Constituions. It flows 9 foot. 1728.” The chart was published in “Atlas Minor or a New and Curious Set of Sixty Two Maps in which are Shewn all the Empires, Kingdoms, Countries, States in all the Known Parts of the Earth” by Herman Moll. A fine map in very nice condition. 

SC165 - U. S. COAST SURVEY “Charleston Harbor and It's Approaches.” Wash. D.C. 1866. B/W. 31X32. Fine large chart shows street block plan of Charleston between the Ashley & Cooper Rivers. Depicts James Island, Hog Island & Shutes Folly & the coast to Long Island, and then south to Morris Island & Light House Inlet & Folly Island. Hundreds of depth soundings appear in the sea areas & the chart includes beacons & buoys, lighthouses, light-vessels, anchorages, & notes on tides & soundings. At the base of the chart are several landfall approach views as an aid to mariners approaching Charleston from offshore. The chart is in good condition, clean & canvas backed.

SC167 - J. N. BELLIN “Port Et Ville De Charles-Town.” Paris. 1764. Partial color. 8½X6. Attractive small chart depicts a block plan of the Town & Harbor of Charleston between the Ashley & Cooper Rivers, as it was perceived by navigators & cartographers in the late 18th century. The chart shows the course of the rivers & indicates marshes & low scrub areas. Around the perimeter of the town is a fortified wall & Fort Johnson is shown on the opposite river shore. A decorative title cartouche is drawn in lower left ornamented with leaf, scroll & shell motifs. The chart was engraved under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), the Royal Hydrographer & Director of the Depot De la Marine in Paris, for inclusion in “Le Petit Atlas Maritime." in 1764. Very nice condition.

SC168 - J. SCOTT “South Carolina.” Phila. 1795. Colored. 8X7 This rare little map shows the State divided into 9 Districts. The Ninety Six & Cheraw Districts are outlined but not named. Depicts Pinckneyville, Chatham, Orangeburg, Beaufort, Camden, Edgefield & Georgetown with harbors along the coast from Graven Island, to Cape Carteret & Charleston, Keywaw Island to St. Helena Sound, Hunting Island & Hilton Head. The map was issued in Joseph Scott's “The New & Universal Gazetteer” in 1795, & includes a colorful compass rose above the title in lower left. (Ref. Maps & Charts Published in America before 1800. by J. C. Wheat & C. E. Brun.)

SC170 - A. FINLEY “South Carolina.” Phila. 1828. Colored. 8½X11¼. Very colorful map shows Counties in different colors & depicts cities, towns & harbors, rivers & the border with Georgia locating Augusta on the Savannah River. Also shows the Lighthouse at Winyah Bay at the entrance to Georgetown, & the Lighthouse at James Island & Sullivan's Island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor. The map was published by Anthony Finley (c.1790-1840) & engraved by Young & Delleker for the “New General Atlas” in Philadelphia in 1828. Very nice condition.

SC172 - M. CAREY “South Carolina.” Phila. 1810. Colored. 6X7½. Attractive & finely engraved map of the State drawn in the early 19th century shows cites, towns, settlements & harbors. The seacoast was charted from Little River & Long Bay down to Cape Roman, Bulls Bay & Charleston, with Sullivan's Island and Fort. The coast continues to St. Helena Sound, Port Royal & Hilton Island to the Savannah River at the border with Georgia. Inland the map depicts many settlements along the rivers & locates the Appalachian Mountains on the Tennessee border. The map was published in 1810 by Matthew Carey (1760-1839) in Carey's “American Pocket Atlas”. 

SC173 - J. YEAGER “Plan of the Siege of Charleston in South Carolina.” Phila. 1832. Colored. 5½X9. Map shows the City of Charleston situated between the Cooper & Ashley Rivers. Depicts the harbor with Forts Johnston & Moultrie, & shows the British ships & a Gun Boat in the Ashley River. Depicts the hospital, barracks & Sugar House in Charleston & wharves with ships anchored along the shore of the Cooper River. Locates Shutes Folly & Hog Island & the British fleet anchored off Fort Johnston at the harbor entrance. Engraved by Joseph Yeager for the 1832 edition of John Marshall's “Life of Washington.” First published in 1804. This edition published in Philadelphia by J. Crissy in 1832.

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