Map by John Nelson. Reprinted by permission of William J. MortonUnited States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.500182000/2021King George II granted James Oglethorpe and the Trustees a charter in 1732 to establish the colony of Georgia. This charter provided, among other things, that the new colony would consist of all the land between the headwaters of the Savannah and the Altamaha rivers, with its eastern boundary formed by the Atlantic Ocean and its western boundary by the "south seas," a reference to the Pacific Ocean.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/HistoryArchaeologyTrustees' Charter Boundaries, 1732StillImage