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When we
first opened the gallery in 1983, we thought we would
limit our inventory to maps and charts of the Carolinas.
That rapidly expanded to maps of the Southeast United
States. Our collection has now grown to include maps
and charts from around the world, some dating from as
early as the 16th century. Antique maps are fascinating!
While often highly decorative, they also tell the story
of history. As interest in collecting antique maps has
increased rapidly over recent years, their values have
consistently risen and served as an additional incentive
for investing in these rarities. Our inventory of maps
and charts is constantly changing so please call and
let us know your specific area of interest. If we do
not have what you are looking for at the moment we will
be pleased to help you locate it. |
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Robert Mills
Maps from The Atlas of the State of South Carolina
A protégé of Thomas Jefferson, Robert Mills
is known to have helped define and shape the architectural symbolism
of the early republic. Robert Mills trained under Jefferson
becoming the first native-born American architect. He is most
well known for the Washington Monument and the Smithsonian Institute,
yet he was responsible for many other government buildings in
Washington, D.C. In the South, his beautifully designed buildings
are scattered throughout the state of South Carolina.
The Atlas of the State of South
Carolina was presented to the South Carolina State Senate
in 1826. It was the first systematic atlas of any state in
the union, and it was touted as being significantly better
than comparable European publications. Mills devoted nearly
4 years of his life to this project. As an architect, surveyor
and cartographer, he contributed to this vast project in a
variety of ways. Responsible for producing the first atlas
of an American state, he later noted that South Carolina was
now acknowledged to be in advance of her sister states. The
legend of each map bears the surveyor's name and notes that
the map was improved for Mills' Atlas, 1825. |
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| Districts
from the Robert Mills Atlas are available. see
below: |
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| Baltimore,
1825. 1st Edition |
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Barnwell District
Chester District
Laurens District
Newberry District
Orangeburgh District
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| Baltimore,
1838. 2nd Edition |
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