Christoph Daniel Ebeling

Christoph Daniel Ebeling (20 November 1741 – 30 June 1817) was a scholar of Germany who studied the geography and history of North America.

He was also superintendent of the Hamburg library, and collected about 10,000 maps and nearly 4,000 books relating to America.

[1] He was noted for his extensive knowledge of oriental languages, of classic and foreign literature, and of history and geography.

As a result, Harvard's library collections grew massively, virtually overnight.

[3] Ebeling was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1814.

Shows names of cities, towns, and boundary with South Carolina. Ms. map, pen-and- ink drawing likely traced by Christophe Daniel Ebeling. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: London. Original map appears in American geography / by Jedidiah Morse ; Harrison, sc. Piccadilly, London: by J. Stockdale, July 24th, 1794. Collections and items have been digitized with the generous support of The Polonsky Foundation.