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Old Map of North Carolina

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  • I am indebted to Mr. J. C . Hoyt, of Buncombe County, for the inspection of an original copy of a map of this state for which he was indebted to the kindness of an English gentle man, Mr. Sabin, and which was recently sent by mail to Mr. Hoyt from London. The map is in perfect preservation, due it is explained, by its seclusion until accidently discovered between the leaves of an old folio . No date of publication appears upon its face, but there is internal evidence that it was issued between 1755 and 1765. Comparing the geographical knowledge of the State as delineated at that time with that of the present, N. C. appears on the map as a colonial possession, part of which was relatively well known, and therefore accurately delineated, while other parts seem to have been absolutely unknown, and no attempt whatever made to define them. The coast had been surveyed with minute accuracy, and the changes observable in comparing the old chartings are such as are due to the tumultuous energies of the
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  • This hand-written manuscript by J. D. Cameron (1820-1897) was published as an article titled, “An Old Map of North Carolina.” The article appeared North Carolina University Magazine in 1890. The article appears in volume XXI, number 1. The original manuscript was collected by George Masa. Born Masahara Iizuka and raised in Japan, photographer George Masa (1881-1933) was active in the Appalachian Trail Club and in the movement to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.