Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: A New Map of the Cherokee Nation with the names of the towns & rivers they are situated on no. lat. from 34 to 36.

Barcode: 58843

Publishing Location: London

Brief Description: Map of the Cherokee Nation at the end of the French and Indian War. It was fought primarily in the southern colonies which included South Carolina, Georgia, western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. The war was fought primarily by the British and French  to win allegiance of the native tribes of the interior. The map was published in February,1760 in the London Magazine.  "Engrav'd from an Indian draught by T. Kitchin". The draft may have been prepared at the planning stages of the Lyttelton Expedition launched by the governor of South Carolina against the Cherokee in 1759 as a result of hostilities between British and Cherokee leaders which resulted in the Anglo-Cherokee War of 1758-1761.

Printmaker: Kitchin, Thomas, 1718-1784

Date/Date Range Published: Feb 1760

Language: English

Region Depicted: Southern States

Map Type: GeographicalHistorical maps

Dimensions: 17 x 22 cm on sheet 20 x 24 cm

Printing Process: Engraving

Historical Context: The French and Indian War along with the global Seven Years War pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against the French, each side supported by various Native American tribes. A complex war of changing allegiances and possessions, it ended with the Treaty of Paris on February 10, 1763.

LC Call Number: G3865 1760.K5

OCLC: 1446444832

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