SOUTH CAROLINA]. GUERRY, John. Surveyor . Original ink and watercolor survey map of tracts of land along the Santee River, prepared "by order of Court," in a civil suit between James Sinkler and Ralph Izard (1741?-1804), executed 15 May 1787. 1 page, a large oblong, 23½ x 22 3/16 in., finely drawn in dark ink within line border, large cartouche at upper right within border of curving arcs, large compass rose at lower left, decorative scale of measure surmounted by large surveyor's compass at lower right MAP, CARTOUCHE, COMPASS ROSE AND SCALE FINELY COLORED with scarlet, dark red, blue, black and yellow inks, docketed on verso with the names of the litigants in the case, evenly browned, border with some damage from acidic ink including loss at bottom margin, three small holes at fold intersections, slight soiling. A HIGHLY DECORATIVE EARLY AMERICAN SURVEY MAP An attractive map with folk-art design elements and bright coloring, showing, in considerable detail, the tracts of land along a section of the Santee River (north of Charleston, S.C.), ownership of which was the subject of a lawsuit between Sinkler and Izard. The latter was the son of one of the wealthiest of South Carolina's plantation owners. During the Revolution, Izard was named commissioner to Tuscany. When that government refused to receive him, he decided to remain in Paris where he took it upon himself to act as one of the ministers to France, but Benjamin Franklin refused to allow him this privilege. During his absence, his family's land in South Carolina was sequestered as a result of the loyalist activities of his brother-in-law and this case may be connected to his efforts to restore his estate. Upon his return, Izard served in the Continental Congress and eventually was elected as a United States Senator. Interestingly, Izard's attorney in the present case was Edward Rutledge (1749-1800), a Signer from South Carolina, and eventually the state's governor. During the Revolution, Rutledge chose to resign his position in congress so that he could offer military service to the state. Captured by the British when Charleston surrendered, he later became an associate justice of the Supreme Court.
SOUTH CAROLINA]. GUERRY, John. Surveyor . Original ink and watercolor survey map of tracts of land along the Santee River, prepared "by order of Court," in a civil suit between James Sinkler and Ralph Izard (1741?-1804), executed 15 May 1787. 1 page, a large oblong, 23½ x 22 3/16 in., finely drawn in dark ink within line border, large cartouche at upper right within border of curving arcs, large compass rose at lower left, decorative scale of measure surmounted by large surveyor's compass at lower right MAP, CARTOUCHE, COMPASS ROSE AND SCALE FINELY COLORED with scarlet, dark red, blue, black and yellow inks, docketed on verso with the names of the litigants in the case, evenly browned, border with some damage from acidic ink including loss at bottom margin, three small holes at fold intersections, slight soiling. A HIGHLY DECORATIVE EARLY AMERICAN SURVEY MAP An attractive map with folk-art design elements and bright coloring, showing, in considerable detail, the tracts of land along a section of the Santee River (north of Charleston, S.C.), ownership of which was the subject of a lawsuit between Sinkler and Izard. The latter was the son of one of the wealthiest of South Carolina's plantation owners. During the Revolution, Izard was named commissioner to Tuscany. When that government refused to receive him, he decided to remain in Paris where he took it upon himself to act as one of the ministers to France, but Benjamin Franklin refused to allow him this privilege. During his absence, his family's land in South Carolina was sequestered as a result of the loyalist activities of his brother-in-law and this case may be connected to his efforts to restore his estate. Upon his return, Izard served in the Continental Congress and eventually was elected as a United States Senator. Interestingly, Izard's attorney in the present case was Edward Rutledge (1749-1800), a Signer from South Carolina, and eventually the state's governor. During the Revolution, Rutledge chose to resign his position in congress so that he could offer military service to the state. Captured by the British when Charleston surrendered, he later became an associate justice of the Supreme Court.
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