Detail View: JCB Map Collection: The fort at Frederica in Georgia as layd down by a Swiss Engineer facing [the] principal Street of that Town.
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Accession Number:
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C-0138
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File Name:
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C-0138
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Call number:
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Cabinet Ce736 / 1 Ms.
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Map title:
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The fort at Frederica in Georgia as layd down by a Swiss Engineer facing [the] principal Street of that Town.
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Place of Publication:
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[Georgia]
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Publication date:
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1736
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Map size height:
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25.5 cm.
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Map size width:
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35.5 cm.
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Item description:
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manuscript
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Geographical description:
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Plan of the fort at Frederica, Georgia, on the Alatamak River. Includes scale and profile of wall [?].
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Geographic Area:
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North America
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Historical notes:
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Established by James Oglethorp to defend the colony of Georgia against Spanish attack from Florida, Fort Frederica was founded in 1733. It functioned as a fort until 1748 when the peace treaty between England and Spain spelled the end of its usefulness.
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Normalized date:
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1736
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