Broaden your horizons with the Oppenheimer Charleston Library Society Edition of Henry Mouzon’s An Accurate Map of North and South Carolina with Their Indian Frontiers!
Printed with archival pigments on rag watercolor paper, this historic map is an exact replica of Henry Mouzon’s original map of the Carolinas in The Charleston Library Society’s collection. Invest in a noteworthy piece of American history today with this independence-era map!
About An Accurate Map of North and South Carolina With Their Indian Frontiers
Henry Mouzon’s most notable work is his 1775 map of the Carolinas titled An Accurate Map of North and South Carolina With Their Indian Frontiers which renders the region with such exacting detail that the map was used by major military commanders, including George Washington, during the American war for independence. The Oppenheimer Editions Mouzon Map is an exact facsimile of Mouzon’s original map in The Charleston Library Society’s collection. Issued in a limited edition of 200, the map is an important piece of American history.
About Henry Mouzon
Henry Mouzon was a prominent militia officer, civil engineer, and cartographer whose most notable work was his map of the Carolinas titled An Accurate Map of North and South Carolina With Their Indian Frontiers. Published in 1775, on the eve of the war for independence, this map was a groundbreaking cartographic achievement and the “most widely consulted map of the area used in the war effort.” (Degrees of Latitude 209). A copy of Mouzon’s map was used by George Washington, the French commander, the Comte de Rochambeau, and British commander Sir Henry Clinton.
About Oppenheimer Editions
Established in 1999, our publishing company Oppenheimer Editions was developed in order to produce modern facsimiles of historic works of art. Marrying cutting-edge digital printing technologies with canonical works of art, Oppenheimer Editions has partnered with prestigious museums to make their holdings accessible to the public as fine art prints. Works from the New-York Historical Society’s unrivaled collections of John James Audubon’s watercolors and the Hudson River School paintings are examples of art that otherwise would be unobtainable.
Among the institutional collections we have partnered with are the American Museum of Natural History, the Field Museum, and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Our Oppenheimer Editions prints are not mere reproductions. Rather, they are limited-edition fine art prints made with the finest quality archival pigments on rag watercolor paper and executed to exacting standards.
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