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A chart map of Georgia showing the percentage of slaves in each county

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Title
A chart map of Georgia showing the percentage of slaves in each county
Contributor
Harper's weekly  
Scale
Scale approximately 1:2,100,000  
Coordinates
(W 85°36ʹ--W 80°45ʹ/N 35°00ʹ--N 30°21ʹ)
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)
Publisher
Harper & Brothers  
Date of Publication
1861  
Extent
1 map
Dimensions
28 x 24 cm, on sheet 42 x 29 cm
Notes
  • "Front-page woodcut thematic map of Georgia with the counties colored in gradients by the percentage of the population that was enslaved at the beginning of the Civil War."--Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps.
  • "We publish on the preceding page a Chart map of Georgia similar to the one we published of South Carolina in our number of November 23. The tint, by its depth of shade, shows the comparative percentage of slaves to the total population in each county, that percentage being likewise stated in figures in the centre of the tint. Thus in Ware County only seven per cent of the total population are slaves, while in Chatham County the percentage is 71, or nearly three-quarters. It will be noticed that the largest slave communities are on the seashore and round the points to be occupied by our troops. Chatham County, in which Tybee is situate, contains 71 per cent of slaves; Glynn County, where Brunswick is situate, 86 per cent; Camden County, whose sea-port is Fernandina, Florida, 67 per cent. This map will be of use to the philosopher and student."--Verso.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1861, by Harper & Brothers ..."
  • Issued as cover of Harper's Weekly, v. 5, no. 259, December 14, 1861.
  • Description of map and unrelated text on verso.
Coverage-Spatial
Georgia  
Language
English
Subject
  • Enslaved persons  
  • American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)  
Genre
Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99955561623605899
Collection Title
Civil War Maps
Collection
Civil War Maps
TitleA chart map of Georgia showing the percentage of slaves in each county
ContributorHarper's weekly  
ScaleScale approximately 1:2,100,000  
Coordinates(W 85°36ʹ--W 80°45ʹ/N 35°00ʹ--N 30°21ʹ)
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)
PublisherHarper & Brothers  
Date of Publication1861  
Extent1 map
Dimensions28 x 24 cm, on sheet 42 x 29 cm
Notes
  • "Front-page woodcut thematic map of Georgia with the counties colored in gradients by the percentage of the population that was enslaved at the beginning of the Civil War."--Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps.
  • "We publish on the preceding page a Chart map of Georgia similar to the one we published of South Carolina in our number of November 23. The tint, by its depth of shade, shows the comparative percentage of slaves to the total population in each county, that percentage being likewise stated in figures in the centre of the tint. Thus in Ware County only seven per cent of the total population are slaves, while in Chatham County the percentage is 71, or nearly three-quarters. It will be noticed that the largest slave communities are on the seashore and round the points to be occupied by our troops. Chatham County, in which Tybee is situate, contains 71 per cent of slaves; Glynn County, where Brunswick is situate, 86 per cent; Camden County, whose sea-port is Fernandina, Florida, 67 per cent. This map will be of use to the philosopher and student."--Verso.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1861, by Harper & Brothers ..."
  • Issued as cover of Harper's Weekly, v. 5, no. 259, December 14, 1861.
  • Description of map and unrelated text on verso.
Coverage-SpatialGeorgia  
LanguageEnglish
Subject
  • Enslaved persons  
  • American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)  
GenreMaps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99955561623605899
Collection TitleCivil War Maps
CollectionCivil War Maps

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