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SC104 - E & G. W. BLUNT "Charleston Harbor, S.C." N.Y. 1850. Colored. 8½X8¼. Reduced from the original survey of Major H. Bache U S T E. From Blunt's "American Coast Pilot". Small but very detailed chart of the harbor with many soundings, channels, islands and beacons. 

SC105 - U. S. COAST SURVEY "St. Helena Sound" South Carolina. Wash. D. C. 1857. B/W. Fine chart shows many very detailed soundings; Fripp's Is. & Inlet; Hunting Is. St. Helena Is. Morgan's Is. Hutchinson's Is. Otter Is. Fenwicks Is. & Edisto Is. Locates shoals, Pelican Bank & St.Helena Sound. Ashepoo River. Includes sailing directions into South Edisto and St. Helena Sound & navigational notes on tides, soundings and courses. Excellent condition. (25½X29) 

SC108 - E. & G. W. BLUNT "Charleston Harbor, S. C." 1833.Colored. Reduced from the original survey of  Major H. Bache USTE. From Blunt's American Coast Pilot. Small but very detailed chart of the harbor with many soundings, channels, islands and beacons. Locates Light House Island; Sullivans Island, Hog Island; the City of Charleston. Rebellion Road and the main ship channel for entering the harbor.

SC110 - U. S. COAST SURVEY "Preliminary Sketch of Cape Roman Shoals, South Carolina" Wash. D. C. 1853. Colored. 17X13½. Chart shows Murphy's Is. and South Island and the mouth of the North and South Santee River at Cedar Is. Locates Cape Roman. Marsh Is. Lighthouse. Cape Island and entrance to Winyah Bay or Georgetown Harbor. Chart shows many soundings in Cape Roman Shoals and includes sailing directions, navigational notes. Compass rose. 

SC113 - U. S. COAST SURVEY "Preliminary Chart of Bull's Bay" S. C. Wash. D. C. 1857. B/W. 21X32. Large chart shows Cape Roman Lt. House,. Cape Island and Cape Roman with breakers and shoals. Locates Bull's Is. and Bull's Bay Light. Bird Island and Bulls Bay showing "continuous flats with boat channel." Owendaw Creek and White Banks. Many soundings overall and navigational notes on sailing directions, tides, soundings and lighthouses. Fine condition. 

SC133 - U. S. COAST SURVEY “Reconnaissance of Port Royal Entrance and Beaufort Harbor. South Carolina”. Wash. D. C. 1855. Colored. 27½X17. Chart shows Beaufort on the Beaufort River with Lady Island, Cat, St. Helena, Paris & Parry Islands. Locates Lands End & Station Creek & St. Philip's Island where the Broad River joins the Beaufort River, leading to Hilton Head & the channels to the Atlantic Ocean. Hundreds of depth soundings dot the rivers & chart includes sailing directions & navigational notes. A fine chart in very good condition. 

SC137 - H. TANNER “A New Map of South Carolina with its Canals, Roads & Distances from place to place along the Stage & Steamboat Routes.” Phila. 1841.Colored. A typically fine Tanner map shows counties in different colors, crossed by roads & railroads, with the land distances from town to town noted along the roads. Includes lists of Steamboat routes & Canals with References to Charleston. In lower left is an inset map of the City of Charleston. Attractive map is from “The New Universal Atlas.” Engraved by J & W Warr & published by Carey & Hart. A colorful & finely detailed map.

SC144 - U. S. COAST SURVEY “Preliminary Chart of Port Royal Entrance. Beaufort, Broad and Chechessee Rivers. South Carolina.” Wash. D.C. 1862. B/W. 33½X22½. Fine large vertical chart shows Hilton Head Island, Parry Island, St Helena Island, Philip's Island, St. Michael, Daw Island, & Lemon Island. Depicts the Broad River leading to Port Royal Sound, Port Royal Island, Beaufort and White Hall. Includes Ladies Island, Coosaw & Morgan Islands, & Cane Island. Hundreds of depth soundings are depicted throughout and the chart includes detailed navigational notes on sailing directions, tides and courses and shows the Martin's Industry Light Vessel, off Port Royal Entrance. A handsome chart in fine condition.

SC150 - R. COWLEY “Charles Town, South Carolina with a Chart of the Bars and Harbour.” London. 1780. B/W. 7½X7¾. Map shows Charleston and the Gaddesden Fort between the Astley and Cooper Rivers. Depicts Shutes Folly, Hobcaw Point, Hog Island, Farquharsons Distillery, Gaddesdens Bridge and a Redoubt to defend the Bridge, Fort Johnston and Cummins Point where “a Fort is contracted for on this Point.” Two small ship drawings appear off Cummins Point, where the Actron (Actaeon) and Sphinx were burnt during the engagement at Sullivan's Island in 1776. This is a finely engraved Revolutionary War map included in the Westminster Magazine in London in 1780 and published by Fielding and Walker and engraved by John Lodge (fl.1755-1796) a prominent London 18th century geographer and engraver. A scarce issue.

SC151 - THAYER, BRIDGMAN & FANNING “Charleston.” NY. c. 1853. B/W. 8X4¾. Small map from a Guide Book, shows street block plan of Charleston between the Ashley and Cooper Rivers. Map names streets and includes a numbered reference table indicating locations of public buildings such as the City Hall, Fire House, Medical College, Marine Hospital, Masonic Hall, Railroad Depot, Markets, Court House, hotels and wharves. (Very light staining in lower outer margin not affecting image, otherwise good.) 

SC156 - J. A. BUCHON “Carte Geographique, Statistique Et Historiique De La Caroline Du Sud.” paris 1825/1829. Colored. Map engraved image size = 12X14 inches, map plus surrounding text = 18½X24 inches. Very finely engraved map of South Carolina shows Counties in different colors, & depicts Augusta & Charleston and all major cities, towns, harbors and settlements. Depicts rivers inland with hills and mountain ranges. Around the map is a lot of very detailed text covering the history of the State & it's economy, trade & commerce, climate, changing population figures, plus a list of Governors from 1670-1829, and a list of battles and sieges from 1776-1781. The map is from Jean Alexandre Buchon's (1791-1846) “Atlas Geographique, Statistique, Historique et Chronologique des Deux Ameriiques,” published in Paris in 1825, as the French Edition of Carey & Lea's “American Atlas” of 1822. A handsome map in very nice condition. 

SC158 - C. G. COLBY “South Carolina” NY. 1857. Colored. 5X6. Small, intensely detailed map of the State shows cities, towns, villages & harbors as they were located in the middle of the 19th century. The map is criss-crossed with roads and railroads linking major centers & the Savannah River flows down to the coast along the border with Georgia. In lower left is a small inset map depicting Charleston between the Ashley & Cooper Rivers, showing James, Folly and Morris Islands and the entrance to Charleston' Harbor. Published in 1857 by Samuel N. Gaston in “The Diamond Atlas” it was drawn & edited by Charles G. Colby (1830-1866.) A charming little map that would look attractive framed.

SC159 - J. A. BUCHON “Caroline Meridionale” Paris. 1825. Colored. 12½X14¼. Very colorful map of the State of South Carolina, shows counties in different colors & the coast from the border with North Carolina down to Georgetown, Cape Romain, Charleston, Port Royal, Hilton Head & Savannah, Georgia. Inland shows major cities, towns and villages & depicts Walterborough, Orangeburg, Burlington, Darlington & Saundersville, with mountain ranges, & rivers flowing throughout the State & down to the coast. Locates, churches, post offices, meeting houses, schools, ponds, creeks & swamps. The map was published by Jean Alexandre Buchon (1791-1846) in “Atlas Geographique, Historique, Statistique et Chronologique Des Deux Ameriques” in 1825 which was the French edition of Carey & Lea's American Atlas of 1822, wherein this map was first drawn under the direction of Samuel Lewis (c.1754-1822) a foremost Philadelphia geographer & draughtsman. This is an attractive State map in fine color.

SC160 - H. MOLL “A Plan of Port Royal: Harbour in Carolina with Proposed Forts, Depth of Water Etc. Latitude 32°6 North According to the Original Draught by H. Moll.” London. 1729. Colored. 8X10½. Fine early chart by Herman Moll (c.1654-1732) one of the foremost mapmakers & geographers in 18th century London depicts Hilton Head, Port Royal Island with Elizabeth Point, St. Helena Island with Phillips Point & a proposed fort & a note indicating good water on the eastern shore of the island. The chart shows anchorages, shoals, low water areas & many depth soundings in & around the channel leading into the Harbour. A note on the chart reads “Port Royal River lies 20 leagues from Ashley River S.W. It has a bold entrance 10 or 20 foot at low water. The Harbour is large, safe and commodious & runs into ye best country in Carolina. Here ye air is alwaes cleer & agreeable to European Constituions. It flows 9 foot. 1728.” The chart was published in “Atlas Minor or a New and Curious Set of Sixty Two Maps in which are Shewn all the Empires, Kingdoms, Countries, States in all the Known Parts of the Earth” by Herman Moll. A fine map in very nice condition. 

SC161 - J. HINTON “A New and Accurate Map of the Province of South Carolina in North America.” London. 1779.Colored. 13X11. This fine map traces the coast of South Carolina from Kingston Township & All Saints down to Prince George & the Georgetown Entrance of Winyah Harbour. From there the coast continues south to Sullivan's Isle & Charles Town Harbour, St. Helena Sound, Port Royal & Savannah Sound, Georgia. Inland the map shows townships, rivers, the Path from the Cherokee crossing the northwest corner of the State & the State Boundary Line set up in 1772. In lower right is a decorative hillside scene with trees & vegetation upon which the title is engraved. This attractive early map was published in “The Universal Magazine of knowledge and Pleasure containing news, letters, debates, poetry, musick, biography, history, geography, voyages, criticism, translations, philosophy, mathematicks, husbandry, gardening, cookery, chemistry, mechanics, navigation, architecture & other arts & sciences.” Published by John Hinton in late 18th century London the Universal Magazine was immensely popular, & soon outstripped it's rivals the Gentleman's and London Magazines, in sales & popularity.

SC162 - J. BIEN “Map of Charleston & It's Defenses. 1863,” NY. 1891. Colored. 16½X27¼. Fine Civil War map shows street block plan of Charleston & the Cooper & Ashley Rivers. Depicts forts, roads, depth soundings in the entrance to Charleston Harbor & shows Daniel's Island & the Wando River, John's Island & St. Andrew's Parish & the sea coast from Cummings Point down to Folly Island. Includes 2 inset charts 1.) Map of New Berne, N.C. & It's Defenses, & 2.) Diagrams Illustrating Divisions Occupied by the Army During the Battle of Atlanta, Ga. This fine map was published by Julius Bien for “The Atlas To Accompany the Official Records of the Union & Confederate Armies. 1861-1865.” Julius Bien (1826-1909) was a well-known lithographer who published many atlases & maps in the 19th century. He worked extensively for the U. S. Government, & at one point in his career he employed more than 200 people and had several copperplate & lithographic presses. His work was considered excellent. (Ref. Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers. Vol. 1. page 137.)

SC163 - J. BIEN “Map of the Defenses of Charleston City and Harbor Showing Also the Works Erected by the U. S. Forces in 1863 and 1864.” 1891. Colored. 18¼X27¼. Excellent map shows a block plan of Charleston & the Ashley & Cooper Rivers & the contours of the harbor with forts & defenses along shorelines. Hundreds of depth soundings are indicated in the harbor entrance & offshore. Depicts James Island & the coast down to Folly Island, Folly River & Stono Inlet. Includes a landfall approach view of Fort Sumter at 3½ miles distant, as an aid to mariners approaching the harbor from offshore, and 2 inset charts 1.) Plan of Belmont From a Survey Made in 1862, & 2.) The Battle Near Belmont, Missouri in 1861.Published by Julius Bien (1826-1909), a well known 19th century cartographer & lithographer, for “The Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union & Confederate Armies. 1861-1865.” This is a finely detailed map in very good condition.

SC165 - U. S. COAST SURVEY “Charleston Harbor and It's Approaches.” Wash. D.C. 1866. B/W. 31X32. Fine large chart shows street block plan of Charleston between the Ashley & Cooper Rivers. Depicts James Island, Hog Island & Shutes Folly & the coast to Long Island, and then south to Morris Island & Light House Inlet & Folly Island. Hundreds of depth soundings appear in the sea areas & the chart includes beacons & buoys, lighthouses, light-vessels, anchorages, & notes on tides & soundings. At the base of the chart are several landfall approach views as an aid to mariners approaching Charleston from offshore. The chart is in good condition, clean & canvas backed.

SC166 - U. S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY “United States. East Coast. South Carolina. Charleston Harbor.” Wash. D.C. 1st Edition. 1920. (1943. 10th Ed.) Grey/blue color. 42X33. Large handsome chart of Charleston Harbor shows street block plan of Charleston between the Ashley & Cooper Rivers depicting wharves, yacht basin & commercial buildings. Locates street block plan of North Charleston, the Port Terminal, Thomas Island, Daniel Island, James Island, Wappoo Creek, Sullivan's Island & Moultrieville. Includes hundreds of depth soundings in the rivers & navigational notes on storm warnings, tides, buoys ,beacons & lights. The chart was taken from the chartroom of the U.S.S. Inaugural, a World War II Minesweeper, that became a Museum Ship on the St. Louis, Missouri waterfront, after the War, but was sunk in 1993 when the Mississippi River flooded it's banks.

SC167 - J. N. BELLIN “Port Et Ville De Charles-Town.” Paris. 1764. Partial color. 8½X6. Attractive small chart depicts a block plan of the Town & Harbor of Charleston between the Ashley & Cooper Rivers, as it was perceived by navigators & cartographers in the late 18th century. The chart shows the course of the rivers & indicates marshes & low scrub areas. Around the perimeter of the town is a fortified wall & Fort Johnson is shown on the opposite river shore. A decorative title cartouche is drawn in lower left ornamented with leaf, scroll & shell motifs. The chart was engraved under the direction of Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), the Royal Hydrographer & Director of the Depot De la Marine in Paris, for inclusion in “Le Petit Atlas Maritime." in 1764. Very nice condition.

SC168 - J. SCOTT “South Carolina.” Phila. 1795. Colored. 8X7 This rare little map shows the State divided into 9 Districts. The Ninety Six & Cheraw Districts are outlined but not named. Depicts Pinckneyville, Chatham, Orangeburg, Beaufort, Camden, Edgefield & Georgetown with harbors along the coast from Graven Island, to Cape Carteret & Charleston, Keywaw Island to St. Helena Sound, Hunting Island & Hilton Head. The map was issued in Joseph Scott's “The New & Universal Gazetteer” in 1795, & includes a colorful compass rose above the title in lower left. (Ref. Maps & Charts Published in America before 1800. by J. C. Wheat & C. E. Brun.)

SC169 - J. H. COLTON “South Carolina.” N.Y. 1855. Colored. 12½X½. Fine map of the State shows counties in different colors & depicts cities, towns & villages & harbors along the coast from Georgetown Entrance to Cape Romain, Bulls Bay, Charleston Harbor, North & South Edisto Rivers, to Port Royal Entrance, Hilton Head & the Savannah River. Locates rivers, roads & railroads & includes an inset map titled “Plan of Charleston Vicinity & Harbor.” Published by Joseph Hutchins Colton (1800-1893) in “Colton's General Atlas” & decorated with an ornamental border frame. Good condition.

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