A map of the state of Tennessee taken from survey
A detailed 1832 map of Tennessee showing counties in color, rivers, roads, towns, and a Cherokee Nation boundary in the southeast, with a decorative title cartouche, a view of Nashville, tables, and a geological cross-section of the state.
Source
| Map | A map of the state of Tennessee taken from survey |
|---|---|
| Author | Rhea, Matthew, 1796-1870; Tanner, Henry Schenck, 1786-1858; Knight, J. (Jonathan), 1787-1858; Dawson, E. B., 1832 |
| Archive | Library of Congress |
| Rights | Public domain. Published 1832 — before 1931, so public domain in the United States. Evidence |
| Accuracy | About 8 km (RMS 2.3 km at 61 control points). Placed by the map pipeline and approved by a person. If something sits in the wrong place, members can fix it with Fix placement on the map. |
| Method | Placed automatically: a third-order polynomial fit to 61 places read from the scan and matched to their positions today. See the methodology. |
| Version | 1.0.0, updated 2026-09-29 |
| Covers | Tennessee |
Downloads
- Google Earth overlay (KMZ) — free (4.2 MB)
- GeoTIFF, tinted trails, EPSG:4326 (8000 × 3412; QGIS, ArcGIS) — free (15.5 MB)
- Print sheet over today’s map (3600 × 2200 PNG) — free (6.4 MB)
Project Homeland
This map is open for tracing into Project Homeland, one map of the trail network melded from every traced source. Members trace a trail by clicking along it: Trace a trail on the map.
Changelog
- 1.0.0 (2026-09-29): First release: found by Dylan, placed automatically at 61 places, approved by a person.
Credits
- Found by Dylan (Native Routes member)
- Georeferencing: Native Routes map pipeline
- Scan: Library of Congress
Control points
The full list of control points with residuals is in control-points.geojson. Historic names indexed for search: names.geojson.
Something on this map sits in the wrong place? Members can show where with Fix placement on the map — confirmed fixes are tested against the map’s other control points each night and credited here. For anything else, report a problem.
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