John Bethune, A Map of That Part of Georgia Occupied by the Cherokee Indians (1831)

This map, created by the Surveyor General of Georgiam John Bethune, in 1831, depicts the Cherokee homeland in Georgia. As the text on the map indicates, it illustrates the vast amount of land the Cherokee lived on, as well as the natural resources their land offered, a point meant to entice white settlers. For example, in the bottom left corner near the numbers 19 and 20, the word "gold" is written where gold mines were located. This map is significant because it shows the land the Cherokee owned before their forced removal due to the 1830 Indian Removal Act.