![[ Georgia - Margravate of Azilia ] A Plan representing the Form of Setling the Districts, or County Divisions in the Margravate of Azilia By Sir Robert Montgomery](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/101398.jpg)
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First Edition of the First Prospectus for the Settlement of Georgia.
With the Rare Map - A Landmark of American Utopian Urban Planning.
Sir Robert Montgomery's A Discourse Concerning the design'd Establishment of a New Colony to the South of Carolina, published in London in 1717, offers a captivating glimpse into the early English aspirations of establishing a colony in the untamed wilderness of what would later become the state of Georgia. This prospectus, penned during an era of colonial expansion and geopolitical intrigue, unveils Montgomery's grand scheme to create the "Margravate of Azilia" as a protective buffer for Carolina against Spanish Florida and the Creek Nation. The colony was to be set within the vast tract of land stretching from the Savannah to the Altamaha rivers.
The heart of Montgomery's visionary proposal is vividly illustrated by a folding engraved plan, which represents the intricate layout of the Margravate. At its core lies the resplendent Palace of the Margrave, radiating authority and dominion over four planned townships, each composed of 29 landed estates with game parks at their center, the whole encompassed by an imposing 80-mile-long fortified perimeter. This remarkable design envisions a feudal colony dedicated to the cultivation of exotic commodities such as silk, tea, coffee, almonds, and other luxuries typically imported from the Mediterranean and the Far East.
Montgomery's dream of the Margravate of Azilia remained unfulfilled due to a lack of sufficient investors and perhaps the impact of the Yamasee Indian War (1715-1717). Although it never materialized as he envisioned, the legacy of Azilia persists on some later maps of Carolina and North America, serving as a testament to the audacious aspirations of colonial-era visionaries like Montgomery.
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