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Repository	North Carolina Collection Gallery
Title	A Compleat map of North-Carolina from an actual survey
Date Published	1770
Date Depicted	1770
Creator - Individual	Collet, John. Bayly, J. Hooper, S. (Samuel)
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	S. Hooper
Caption	At top of map: "By Capt. Collett, Governor of Fort Johnston. Engraved by I. Bayly." At lower right: "To Hist most Excellent Majesty George the IIId. King of Great Britain, &c. &c. &c. this Map is host humbly dedicated by His Majesty's most humbl obedient & dutiful Subject John Collet." At bottom: "Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, May the 1st 1770, by S. Hooper No. 25 Ludgate Hill, London."
Abstract	Map shows North Carolina west to the Blue Ridge mountains, and parts of Virginia and South Carolina. Relief shown by hachures. Depicts cities and towns, natural features, roads and paths, mills, chapels, landowners, soundings, swamps, pocosins, and forts. Native American tribes mentioned include the Meherrin, Catawba, and Tuscarora. A red line across the state at 35.5 degrees latitude is probably the Granville Line. Prime meridians: London and Currituck Inlet.
Reference	William P. Cumming, The Southeast in Early Maps, Third Edition. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1998. Map 394.;LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, no. 1500.
OCLC	9685123
Map Type	General
Details	Colors Creeks and Streams Decorative Illustrations Forts Landowners Mills Mountains Native American Settlements Places of Worship Roads Soundings Swamps
Subject - Geographic	North Carolina--Maps--Early works to 1800. Granville District (N.C.)--Boundaries--Maps.
Subject - Topical	Meherrin Indians--North Carolina--Maps--Early works to 1800. Tuscarora Indians--North Carolina--Maps--Early works to 1800. Catawba Indians--North Carolina--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Subject (tgm)	Coats of arms Alligators Lions Unicorns Indigenous peoples
Places Depicted	North Carolina
West Longitude	-82
East Longitude	-75.5
North Latitude	36.75
South Latitude	33.5
Scale	Scale not given.
Size	70 x 107 cm.
Medium	Paper
Format	Maps
Language	English
Digital Collection	North Carolina Maps
Institution	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sponsor	North Carolina Maps is made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina.
Call Number	CK.272
Copyright	This item is presented courtesy of the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the North Carolina Collection is required for any commercial use.
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A Compleat map of North-Carolina from an actual survey

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