Map ... copied ... from an old plat of Charlestown dated 1671 ... ; [ca. 187u?] [manuscript map] / by the copiest ... Jos[eph] Samson, scribe. [ca. 187-]

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Map ... copied ... from an old plat of Charlestown dated 1671 ... ; [ca. 187u?] [manuscript map] / by the copiest ... Jos[eph] Samson, scribe. [ca. 187-]

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Hand drawn copy of map of south Atlantic coast of North America, ca. 1671, depicting coastline from Cape Hatteras (North Carolina) to St. Augustine (Florida); includes inset map of Charleston Harbor, with accurate identification of original site of Charles Town Landing on the west bank at a bend of the Ashley River, northwest of the present site of Charleston, S.C. This map identifies inlets and other features of the shoreline by archaic spellings or former names; several back country landmarks appear, including rivers, ponds, and the "Apalajsaua" [Appalachian] Mountain Range, along with a simple image of Europeans and Native Americans. Includes photograph of W.G. DeSaussure, who by the 1870s was known for his historical essays on South Carolina, along with dedication: "This map in every particular copied with a pen from an old plat of Charleston dated 1671, found in a book of plats of various parts of U.S.A. printed in London in 1671, the property of Maj. Ja[me]s T. Welsman, is presented to Gen[era]l Wilmot G. DeSaussure by the copiest (his friend) Jos[eph] Samson"; Samson is believed to have copied this map from a volume compiled by John Ogilby titled: America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World ... A copy of this map appeared in the 1880 edition of the Charleston Yearbook; as published, that version incorrectly sited the location of the original Charlestown settlement at the mouth of the Ashley River [downstream of its actual location], a site identified on this manuscript map as "Coming Point."

1 map : ms., col. ; 56 x 67 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6927991

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Samson, Joseph, b. ca. 1815.

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A native of England, Samson worked various jobs in Charleston, S.C., during several decades of residence, including, ca. 1850, deputy sheriff, and by 1859, shipping agent in partnership with John C. Otgen or Ottgen. From the description of Map ... copied ... from an old plat of Charlestown dated 1671 ... ; [ca. 187u?] [manuscript map] / by the copiest ... Jos[eph] Samson, scribe. [ca. 187-] (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 174116930 ...

DeSaussure, Wilmot G. (Wilmot Gibbes), 1822-1886

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Lieutenant Colonel Wilmot Gibbes DeSaussure (1822-1886) of the 1st Artillery Regiment of the South Carolina Militia, which was later absorbed into the Army of the Confederate States of America, commanded Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island, December 1860-January 1861, and artillery at Morris Island, March-April 1861, in the harbor of Charleston, S.C. He served in the South Carolina legislature, 1848-1864. From the description of Wilmot G. DeSaussure order-book, 1860-1861. WorldCat rec...

Welsman, James T., b. ca. 1826.

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Kohn-Hennig Collection.

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Ogilby, John, 1600-1676

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English author and painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Daniel Fleming, 1674 Aug. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270610494 ...