De Brahm, John Gerar William, 1717-approximately 1799. History of the three provinces South Carolina, Georgia, and East Florida : manuscript, [after 1771]. MS Am 824. Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

History note:

De Brahm was appointed Surveyor General for the Southern District of North America by George III in 1761.

Summary:

Report, commissioned by George III, concerning physical and historical surveys of South Carolina, Georgia, and East Florida, with information on religion, the Cherokee language, plants and animals, fortifications, and other topics. The report has maps and diagrams, including maps of Charleston, Savannah, Fort Barrington, and coastal regions of each province; and diagrams of fortifications.