Guion. Survey to Lay Off Ferry and Roads for Neuse River Ferry Co. (1872) 

Title

Manuscript Map: “Survey to Lay off ferry and roads for the Neuse River Ferry Co.”

Maker

Artist/ cartographer: H. T. Guion

Engraver: none  

Printer/ publisher: none

Material

Laid paper, ink

Origin

North Carolina, New Bern

Date:

1872

Dimensions:

Image: H: 15 (38.1 cm); W: 19 ½” (49.4 cm)

Description:

Pen and ink map: Survey to Lay off ferry and roads for the Neuse River Ferry Co. [title]  |  The heavy broken lines represent the roads laid off and staked with the center stakes, and are considered essential to the success of the enterprise. The old River road, denoted by fine dotted lines, is also recommended to be opened and put in a thorough state of repair. The road through the Pocosin, starts from the ferry and runs an air-line to S. W. Latham’s avenue a distance of 2 ¼ miles, then ¼ of a mile along his plantation road to the Bay River road. The other heavy broken line from the intersection of the Halfmoon road to the Pocosin line, to the main road at Hartley’s is over open country, of easy construction, and a large part already in good construction for travel; the whole distance through is 1.93/100 miles. Surveyed May 27^th 1872  H. T. Guion. H. A. Marshall [and] W^m H Marshall – assists. [below title]

Source:

Gift

Relation:

Comments:

Survey dry-mounted to mat board and mat glued to front of map

Language:

En

Rights:

Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archive and History.”