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De Brahm, John Gerar William, 1717-approximately 1799

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Dates

  • Existence: 1717 - 1799~

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

A map of South Carolina and a part of Georgia : containing the whole sea-coast; all the islands, inlets, rivers, creeks, parishes, townships, boroughs, roads, and bridges; as also, several plantations, with their proper boundary-lines, their names, and the names of their proprietors, 1757

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 6, Section: 4
Identifier: 2019-SC-034-008
Description

Includes indexes of propietors of land in South Carolina and Georgia. Decorative title cartouche depicting vegetation, manufactured products, and workers. "To the Right Honourable George Dunk, Earl of Halifax ..."

Dates: 1757
Found in: Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon / Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection

Chart of the south end of east Florida and Martiers, 1771

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 6, Section: 3
Scope and Contents De Brahm concentrated his surveying efforts on the east coast of Florida, from St. Augustine south to the Keys. This chart of the southern tip of east Florida was included in the English edition of The Atlantic Pilot, along with a chart of the Gulf Stream and a map of the ancient Florida peninsula. De Brahm's meticulous hydrographic survey work is evident in this chart, with its numerous soundings, outlines of shoals, and inclusion of anchoring places. These surveys were eventually used by...
Dates: 1771
Found in: Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon / Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection

Hydrographical map of the Atlantic Ocean, extending from the southermost part of North America to Europe : Shewing the differt. variations of the compass, the setting and changes of the currents in the ocean, as well caused by the Florida commonly called Gulf Stream, than those coming from Baffins Bay and Hudsons Straits, especially the true distance from Europe to America, ascertained by a late hydrometrical operation, the table of which is joyn'd in print to the satisfaction of competent judges, 1771

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 6, Section: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains approximately 300 rare printed maps, unique manuscript maps, and published texts collected by Richard H. Brown, which pertain to the American Revolutionary War era.

Dates: 1771
Found in: Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon / Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection

The ancient Tegesta, now promontory of east Florida, 1771

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 6, Section: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains approximately 300 rare printed maps, unique manuscript maps, and published texts collected by Richard H. Brown, which pertain to the American Revolutionary War era.

Dates: 1771
Found in: Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon / Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection
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