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Early Map of the State of Georgia
The state of Georgia became the fourth state admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, when it officially ratified the U.S. Constitution. This map shows the state borders extending through present-day Alabama and Mississippi, as it was not until 1802 that the state's western border was finalized after Georgia transferred land to the United States.
This map was engraved in 1794 by William Barker, a Philadelphia-based engraver, for inclusion in Mathew Carey's 1795 American Atlas. Barker's map includes county and town boundaries, and locates Indian tribes, including the Chacataws (Choctaws), Cherokees, Creeks, Natches (Natchez), and Seminoles. |