The Southeast in early maps

First published in 1958, The Southeast in Early Maps is William Cumming's classic study of the mapping of the Southeast before the American Revolution. By analyzing printed and manuscript maps of the area in the light of other contemporary primary documents, the book traces the expansion of geographical knowledge about the Southeast over the course of its discovery and colonization.



With 124 illustrations--including a new gallery of 24 color reproductions of maps selected from the Cumming Collection in the E. H. Little Library at Davidson College--this stunning edition will be a valuable reference for scholars, collectors, cartographers, geographers, historians, archaeologists, archivists, librarians, genealogists, and surveyors. It features an introductory essay on the early historical cartography of the region, an extensive annotated checklist of printed and manuscript local maps from the colonial period, an updated bibliography, and a new section on the role of Native Americans in the mapping of the Southeast.

• Preface to the Third Edition
• Preface to the First Edition
• The Early Maps of Southeastern North America: An Introductory Essay Primary Cartography: The Discovery Transitional or Descriptive Maps: Early Explorations and Settlements Attempts at Settlement: 1562-1663
• The Establishment of Carolina 1663-1700 Expansion of the Frontier and the Surveys
• The Expansion of the Frontier in the Early Eighteenth Century
• The Surveys: The Third Quarter of the Eighteenth Century Appendix: Chief Type Maps in the Cartography of Southeastern North America NotesAmerican Indians and the Early Mapping of the Southeast by Louis De Vorsey, Jr
• The Sixteenth Century
• The Seventeenth Century
• The Eighteenth Century Conclusion Native American Map Diagnostics NotesList of Maps of the Southeast during the Colonial Period
• Including Local Maps and Plans of the Region South of Virginia and North of the Florida Peninsula Region
• Covered in the Map List Method Used in the Map List Libraries and Collections
• Consulted in Compiling the Map List Selected Bibliography Map List
• Chronological Title List of Maps Alphabetical Short-Title List of Maps Index to the Introductory Essays Illustration Credits