Title
A View of Savanah as it stood the 29th of March 1734 = VU_E de Savanah dans la Georgie : To the Hon.ble the Trustees for establishing the Colony of Georgia in America This View of the Town of Savanah is humbly dedicated by their Honours Obliged and most Obedient Servant Peter Gordon. / P. Gordon Inv. ; P. Fourdrinier Sculp.
Creator
Fourdrinier, Paul, 1698-1758, printmaker.
Publication details
[London] : [publisher not identified], [after 1734]
Physical details
1 print : etching and engraving ; platemark 46 x 58 cm, on sheet 48.5 x 60 cm
Description
Bird's-eye view of Savannah from Hutchinson island, with cows grazing under the trees, two boats approaching the shore, sailing ships and Savannah River in the foreground, dwellings and public buildings laid out in a grid, ships, boats, fence and forest in the background. Key to print below.
Place
Savannah (Ga.)
Additional information
The text refers to the founder of Savannah, the English philanthropist James Oglethorpe. The print was based on a sketch made by George Jones which worked from a plan, probably by the surveyor Noble Jones.
Other persons
Gordon, Peter, active 1732-1735.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.122.77.a.