Description: This detail of a 1850 map from the New Universal Atlas shows towns, forts, roads, canals, major rivers and lakes in Nassau County. The map is very similar to the 1839 map from Tanner's Universal Atlas. There are references to forts, battlefields, and routes used by the Army during the Seminole War. Many coastal features are pictured, such as Cumberland, Amelia Island, and Nassau Inlet.
Place Names: Nassau, Saint Marys River, Cummberland, Fernandina, Amelia Island, Nassau Inlet, Talbot Inlet, Nassau
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society, transportation
Keywords: Nassau County, physical, political, transportation, historical, physical features, county borders, roads, other military, boundaries, inlandWaters, oceans, society, transportation, Unknown,1850
Source: Samuel Augustus Mitchell, A New Universal Atlas (Philadelphia, PA: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1850) 21
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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