An authentic original antique map of North-Carolina (spelled with the period hyphen, as was common in 1795), engraved for Joseph Scott's "The United States Gazetteer", published in Philadelphia in 1795 — one of the earliest and most important American-published state atlas series. Confirmed by pencil notation on verso citing Wheat & Brun ("Maps and Charts Published in America Before 1800"), the standard scholarly catalogue of pre-1800 American cartography. The longitude reference "Lon. W. from Philad°" (west from Philadelphia meridian) confirms its Philadelphia origin.

This map depicts North Carolina in remarkable early federal-period detail including:

• Raleigh — newly established state capital, founded 1792, just three years before this map's publication
• Fayetteville, Hillsboro, Halifax, Edenton, New Bern, Wilmington, Bath, and Washington all charted
• The Outer Banks rendered with characteristic hachure detail — Cape Lookout, Pamlico Sound, Currituck, and Ocracoke Island
• The Roanoke, Neuse, Cape Fear, Yadkin, and Catawba Rivers all shown
• "Tennassel" (Tennessee) shown along the western border — just achieving statehood in 1796
• Virginia labeled to the north; South Carolina to the south
• Original hand-applied color — green for North Carolina with pink border wash
• Handsomely rendered compass rose in the lower right quadrant

This map captures North Carolina at a pivotal historical moment — the state capital newly founded, Tennessee on the verge of statehood, and the young nation still defining itself. A compelling piece of early American cartographic and political history.

Provenance: Pencil notation on verso confirms: "U.S. Gazetteer, Scott 1795" with citation in Wheat & Brun. Dealer valuation noted at $190 (2008).

Map size: 8" × 6½" Sold unframed.

Condition: Good antique condition — original hand color intact, age toning, paper creasing visible in photos. Impression clean and legible throughout. Honest condition for a 230-year-old document.