The image extends beyond the neat lines of the map. The boundaries of the three states are outline in different colors, and the counties of the states are delineated and named. Relief shown by hachures. Locations of courthouses and county towns are noted. Major waterways are show with their names. The usual topographical features are illustrated and named. The "Catawba Indian Town" is shown along the North and South Carolina border south of Mecklenburg County. "Charleston and its Vicinity" is shown as an inset in the lower right hand corner, and parts of the surrounding states are shown. A place name index accompanies the map.
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This map is from Sidney E. Morse, A New Universal Atlas of the World (New Haven: N & S. S. Jocelyn, 1825) engraved by Nathaniel and Simeon S. Jocelyn.
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