Description: Reclus16_22 1892 Reclus print SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, #22 Nice view titled Savannah - La ville et l'embouchure de la riviere, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, approx. page size 27 x 18 cm, approx. image size is 19 x 13 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes, 19 vol. (1875-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Savannah industrial seaport city, seat (1777) of Chatham county, southeastern Georgia, U.S. It lies at the mouth of the Savannah River. Savannah was established in 1733 by James Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia, who named it after the river. The city was planned around a system of squares, which have been made into small parks, planted with semitropical flora, and surrounded with Georgian Colonial and Greek Revival buildings, hundreds of which have been restored. Savannah exceeds all other Georgia cities in historic interest and is a leading tourist centre. The birthplace of the Georgia colony, Savannah was the colonial government seat and was the capital of the state until 1786. John and Charles Wesley arrived in 1736 to preach to the colonists and the Indians. George Whitefield came in 1738 and founded Bethesda, the first orphanage in America. During most of the U.S. War of Independence the town was occupied by Loyalist forces. Port traffic, begun in 1744, increased steadily with the growth of a plantation (tobacco and cotton) economy and the development of transportation in the hinterland. The Savannah, the first steamboat to cross the Atlantic, sailed from there to Liverpool in 1819. During the American Civil War, Savannah was an important supply point for the Confederacy until Fort Pulaski (17 miles [27 km] east, now a national monument) fell to Union troops on April 11, 1862. Commerce suffered because of the Union blockade, but the city—the objective of General William Tecumseh Sherman's march to the sea—was not captured until Dec. 21, 1864. It recovered fairly rapidly despite a yellow-fever epidemic in 1876. Savannah's history in the 20th century revolves largely around its industrialization and growth as a maritime centre. It is a leading port in the southeastern United States for manufactured goods; major industries include shipbuilding and the production of paper, food, chemicals, and transportation equipment. Army installations (Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield) are in the vicinity. The city is the seat of Savannah State College (1890) and Armstrong State College (1935). The Savannah National Wildlife Refuge is 10 miles (16 km) upriver. Inc. 1789. Pop. (1992 est.) city, 143,352; Savannah MSA, 268,912.
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Style: Realism
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Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Year of Production: 1892
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Print Type: Engraving
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