1761 Carolina Map Powder Horn with a View of Charleston, South Carolina

Title:

1761 Carolina Map Powder Horn with a View of Charleston, South Carolina

Date:

1761

Description:

Composed of cowhorn and pine, this sourvenir powderhorn was originally owned by Captain Charles Fornin Richardes of the 95th Regiment of the British Army. The engravings of the Powderhorn depict the pertinent places of the British and Cherokee encounter during the French and Indian War. A view of the city of Charleston and major rivers are illustrated at the bottom of the horn. Illustrated along the top of the horn are a string of Cherokee towns along the Little Tennessee River.

Collection Title:

Nathaniel Russell House Museum Collection

Contributing Institution:

Historic Charleston Foundation

Media Type:

Objects

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Richardes, Charles Fornin

Topical Subject:

Powder flask, United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763, Military maps, Cherokee Indians--History--18th century, and Great Britain. Army--Colonial forces--South Carolina

Geographic Subject:

Charleston (S.C.), Little Tennessee River (Ga-Tenn.), and Nathaniel Russell House (Charleston, S.C.)

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C)

Shelving Locator:

2019.001.001

Date Digital:

2018-02-11

Digitization Specifications:

600dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Canon EOS 1500D. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information contact Historic Charleston Foundation, Charleston, SC, 29401

Admin ID:

250022