Map No. 4. United States (1853)

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Detailed single page historical steel engraved map of the Southern Mid Atlantic States published in 1853. This map depicts North Carolina, Virginia (Virginia and West Virginia), Maryland as well as the District of Columbia, and Delaware, and parts of South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The map shows several geographic details on cities, towns, rivers, mountains, and islands. Along the bottom edge is written: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1853 by Daniel Burgess & Co in the Clerks office of the Southern District of New York. States appearing on the Map: North Carolina, Virginia (Virginia and West Virginia), Maryland, Delaware, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania as well as the District of Columbia. Cities appearing on the Map: North Carolina: Smithville (Name changed to Southport in 1887), Beaufort, Kenansville, Onslow C. H. (?), S. Washington (Ghost Town), Wilmington, Whitesville (Whiteville), Elizabeth (Elizabethtown), Lumberton, Rockingham, Wadesboro, Columbia, Plymouth, Williamston, Washington, Newbern (New Bern), Trenton, Kingston (Kinston), Goldsboro, Snow Hill, Greenville, Tarboro, Nashville, Windsor, Clinton, Fayetteville, Smithfield, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Carthage, Lawrenceville (Ghost Town soon after 1842), Pittsboro, Ashboro, Monroe, Albemarle, Concord, Charlotte, Dallas, Lincolnton, Salisbury, Statesville, Lexington, Mocksville, Lenoir, Morgantown (Morganton), Shelby, Rutherfordton, Burnsville, Hendersonville, Ashville (Asheville), Waynesville, Franklin, Murphy, Eliz. City (Elizabeth City), Hertford, Gatesville, Edenton, Winton, Jackson, Halifax, Gaston, Louisburg, Oxford, Warrentown (Warrenton), Roxboro, Hillsboro (Hillsborough), Greensboro, Yanceyville, Wentworth, Salem, Wilkesboro, Germanton, Rockford, and Jefferson. South Carolina: Marion, Cheraw, Camden, Columbia, Yorkville (Name changed to York in 1915), Laurensville (Name changed to Laurens in 1873), Greenville, Abbeville, and Anderson. Tennessee: Knoxville. Virginia (Virginia and West Virginia): Virginia: Norfolk, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Jerusalem (Name changed to Courtland in 1888), Hicksford (Merged in 1887 with Belfield and the name was changed to Emporia), Lawrenceville, Boydton Banister, Lewiston (Name changed to Lunenburg), Matinsville, Chatham, Rocky Mount, Taylorsville (Name changed to Stuart in 1884), Greenville (?), Hillsville, Jacksonville (Name was changed to Floyd in 1896), Wytheville, Marion, Abingdon, Lebanon, Estillville (Name changed to Gate City in 1890), Jonesville, Eastville, Drummond (Name changed to Accomac in 1893), Hampton, Williamsburg, York T. (Yorktown), Rappahannock (Tappahannock?), Heathsville, Petersburg, Richmond, Scotts V. (Name changed to Powhatan), Henderson V. (Hendersonville), Marys V. (Name changed to Charlotte Court House), Maysville (Name changed to Buckingham), Palmyra, Monticello, Lovington (Lovingston), Lynchburg, Liberty (Name changed to Bedford in 1890), Fincastle, Lexington, Covington, Christiansburg, Salem, Newbern, Parisburg (Pearisburg), Jeffersonville (Name changed to Tazewell), Bowling Green, Fredericksburg, Brentsville, Warrenton, Charlottesville, Faifax (Name changed to Culpeper in 1869), Harrisonburg, Luray, Woodstock, Front Royal, Staunton, Warm Springs, Leesburg, Berryville, and Winchester. West Virginia: Union, White Sulphur Spr. (White Sulphur Springs), Lewisburg, Princeton, Franklin, Beverly, Huntersville, Summerville (Summersville), Sutton, Glenville, Fayetteville, Charleston, Ripley, Trouts Hill (Name changed to Wayne in 1911), Barboursville, Guyandott (Now a neighborhood in Huntington), Point Pleasant, Charleston (Charles Town), Martinsburg, Harpers Ferry, Romney, Bath (Name changed to Berkeley Springs in 1861), Phillipi (Philippi), Pruntytown, Kingwood, Morgantown, Weston, Clarksburg, Fairmount (Fairmont), Middletown (Middlebourne), N. Martinsville (New Martinsville), Moundville (Moundsville), Harrisville, Parkersburg, Wellsburg, and Wheeling. Kentucky: Piketon (Name changed to Pikeville in 1850), Louisa, and Greenupsburg (Name changed to Greenup in 1872). Maryland: Snow Hill, Princess Ann (Princess Anne), Cambridge, Easton, Annapolis, Leonard (Leonardtown), Pr. Frederick (Prince Frederick), Up Marlboro (Upper Marlboro), Pt. Tobacco (Port Tobacco), Centre V. (Centreville), Chester T. (Chestertown), Havre de Grace, Belair (Bel Air), Baltimore, Westminster, Rockville, Frederick, Emmetsburg (Emmitsburg), Hagerstown, Hancock, and Cumberland. Delaware: George T. (Georgetown), Milford, Dover, Delaware City, New Castle, Newark, and Wilmington. District of Columbia (District of Columbia and Virginia): District of Columbia: Washington and Georgetown (Now a neighborhood in Washington since 1871). Virginia: Alexandria. Ohio: Portsmouth, Marietta, Zanesville, Chillicothe, Columbus, and Steubenville. Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Columbia, York, Chambersburg, Harrisburg, Huntingdon, Hollidaysburg, Bedford, Pittsburg (Pittsburgh), and Beaver. Populations appearing on the Map: Smithville (Name changed to Southport in 1887): 1,500 Wilmington: 7,500 Plymouth: 1,000 Washington: 2,000 Newbern: 3,750 Kingston (Kinston): 250 Greenville: 2,000 Fayetteville: 1,500 Smithfield: 500 Raleigh: 4,000 Ashboro: 7,500 North Carolina: 869,000 Monroe: 250 Morgantown (Morganton): 250 Murphy: 250 Norfolk: 14,250 Portsmouth: 3,000 Edenton: 1,500 Oxford: 2,000 Petersburg: 14,000 Richmond: 27,500 Lynchburg: 8,000 Lexington: 1,750 George T. (Georgetown): 500 Milford: 2,250 Delaware: 92,000 Easton: 1,500 Annapolis: 3,000 Wasington: 40,000 Bowling Green: 500 Fredericksburg: 4,000 Alexandria: 8,750 Georgetown: 8,250 Front Royal: 500 Virginia (Virginia and West Virginia): 1,422,000 Charleston: 1,000 Dover: 4,500 Delaware City: 1,000 New Castle: 3,000 Wilmington: 14,000 Elkton: 1,250 Havre de Grace: 6,000 Baltimore: 169,000 Maryland: 583,000 Frederick: 6,000 Emmetsburg (Emmitsburg): 750 Hagerstown: 4,000 Leesburg: 1,500 Charleston (Charles Town): 1,500 Martinsburg: 2,250 Harpers Ferry: 1,750 Winchester: 3,500 N. Martinsville (New Martinsville): 250 Wheeling: 11,500