A VIEW OF SAVANNAH AS IT STOOD THE 29TH OF MARCH 1734

In February of 1733 James Edward Oglethorpe (1696 - 1785) established the Georgia colony on a bluff along the Savannah River about ten miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean.  His orderly plan for Savannah, its capital, reflected a utopian vision for Georgia: a colony where downtrodden and oppressed Englishmen could make new lives.  The setting for Savannah as it is depicted in this print, perfectly carved out of the dense wilderness and laid out in a uniform manner, supported the notion that the English were adept at mastering the American environment and establishing order out of chaos.

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