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Map A map of that part of Georgia occupied by the Cherokee Indians, taken from an actual survey made during the present year 1831, in pursuance of an act of the general assembly of the state : this interesting tract of country contains four millions three hundred & sixty six thousand five hundred & fifty four acres, many rich gold mines & many delightful situations & though in some parts mountainous, some of the richest land belonging to the state

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  • A map of that part of Georgia occupied by the Cherokee Indians, taken from an actual survey made during the present year 1831, in pursuance of an act of the general assembly of the state : this interesting tract of country contains four millions three hundred & sixty six thousand five hundred & fifty four acres, many rich gold mines & many delightful situations & though in some parts mountainous, some of the richest land belonging to the state

Names

  • Bethune, John, surveyor general

Created / Published

  • Milledgeville, Ga. : John Bethune, 1831.

Headings

  • -  Georgia--Maps
  • -  Cherokee Indians--Georgia
  • -  Cherokee Indians--Land tenure--Georgia
  • -  United States--Georgia

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Copy 2: Indian Article #125
  • -  Mounted on paper. Annotations in ink and pencil. Fold-lined. Some losses along folds and at lower left edge.
  • -  Acquisitions control no. 2004-15
  • -  vcFY25

Medium

  • 1 map : hand colored ; 52 x 67 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3920 1831 .B4
  • G3920 1831 .B4 Copy 2, mounted on cloth and stained with losses throughout. Annotations in pencil at bottom right

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2004633028

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Bethune, John, Surveyor General. A map of that part of Georgia occupied by the Cherokee Indians, taken from an actual survey made during the present year , in pursuance of an act of the general assembly of the state: this interesting tract of country contains four millions three hundred & sixty six thousand five hundred & fifty four acres, many rich gold mines & many delightful situations & though in some parts mountainous, some of the richest land belonging to the state. Milledgeville, Ga.: John Bethune, 1831. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2004633028/.

APA citation style:

Bethune, J. (1831) A map of that part of Georgia occupied by the Cherokee Indians, taken from an actual survey made during the present year , in pursuance of an act of the general assembly of the state: this interesting tract of country contains four millions three hundred & sixty six thousand five hundred & fifty four acres, many rich gold mines & many delightful situations & though in some parts mountainous, some of the richest land belonging to the state. Milledgeville, Ga.: John Bethune. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2004633028/.

MLA citation style:

Bethune, John, Surveyor General. A map of that part of Georgia occupied by the Cherokee Indians, taken from an actual survey made during the present year , in pursuance of an act of the general assembly of the state: this interesting tract of country contains four millions three hundred & sixty six thousand five hundred & fifty four acres, many rich gold mines & many delightful situations & though in some parts mountainous, some of the richest land belonging to the state. Milledgeville, Ga.: John Bethune, 1831. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2004633028/>.