Research Catalog

Title

Bonner's pocket map of the state of Georgia / compiled by Wm. G. Bonner, civil engineer, Milledgeville ; eng. by Sherman & Smith, N.Y.

Author

Bonner, William G.

Publication

[Milledgeville, Ga.] : [Wm. G. Bonner], 1849.

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Details

Additional Authors

Sherman & Smith, engraver.

Description

1 map : hand colored; 48 x 42 cm on sheet 52 x 44 cm, in folder 13 x 9 cm

Alternative Title

• Bonner's pocket map of Georgia
• Map of the state of Georgia
• Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US057.3.01

Subjects

• Georgia > Administrative and political divisions > Maps
• Railroads > Georgia > Maps
• Georgia > Maps
• Maps

Genre/Form

Maps.

Note

• Shows county boundaries, roads, railroads, and notable physical features
• Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
• "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1848 by Wm. G. Bonner in the Clerks office of the District Court of Georgia" -- lower left margin.

Indexed In (note)

• New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division

Call Number

Map Div. 15-5752

OCLC

978279976

Author

Bonner, William G., creator, publisher.

Title

Bonner's pocket map of the state of Georgia / compiled by Wm. G. Bonner, civil engineer, Milledgeville ; eng. by Sherman & Smith, N.Y.

Publisher

[Milledgeville, Ga.] : [Wm. G. Bonner], 1849.

Cartographic Data

Scale approximately 1:1,170,000 (W 85°36ʹ--W 80°45ʹ/N 35°00ʹ--N 30°21ʹ).

Type of Content

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Indexed In:

New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 4, page 471, column 1, no. 2

Local Note

NYPL Map Div. copy imperfect: small piece of map lacking in the center; filed flat with cover.

Source

US057.3.01

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Place of Publication

United States Georgia Milledgeville.

Added Author

Sherman & Smith, engraver.

Cover Title

Bonner's pocket map of Georgia

Research Call Number

Map Div. 15-5752