Map of the several nations of Indians to the Northwest of South Carolina

In by Steve Lenhart

Francis Nicholson, “Map of the several nations of Indians to the Northwest of South Carolina,” 1724. Ink and pigments on deerskin, 31 × 46 in. Library of Congress, Washington, DC, Geography and Map Division, G3860 1724 .M2 1929 This copy of the original 1721 deerskin map shows the Cherokee near the upper right leg of the deerskin and connected to Charleston with a direct path. Here the Cherokee are the only direct connection between the English colonists and the Chickasaw, located at the far right.