- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Georgia Colony Boundaries, 1767
- Contributor to Resource:
- Map by John Nelson. Reprinted by permission of William J. Morton
- Date of Original:
- 2000/2021
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- In 1767 the governor of West Florida received permission from the king of England to advance the colony's northern border along the Mississippi and Chattahoochee rivers, where royal trading posts were located. Georgia's land holdings significantly decreased as a result.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/boundaries-of-georgia/m-11312
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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