Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Includes for the most part published maps, 1629-[ongoing].

Maps are described individually and are best discovered using keyword searches (check "include box list"). When requesting maps, please indicate folder and item number.

The description of this collection is in process and is currently underway; new items are being added on an ongoing basis.

Scope and Contents The Yorktown and Williamsburg regions showing troop movements made between July 2 and October 8, 1781 by French forces under Marquis de Saint-Simon in coordination with American troops against British forces during the Yorktown siege. Cartographer unknown [Pst] 600 Toises to 1 in (3600 ft to 1 in) 68 cm x 59 cm Accession information unavailable. Location of original unknown Subject/Index Terms: Virginia--History--Maps,...

Scope and Contents Engraved for the [Thomas] Jefferson's Notes on Virginia, London 1787. Republished by J. W. Randolph, Richmond, VaThe country on the eastern side of the Alleganey Mountains is taken from Fry and Jefferson's Map of Virginia and Scull's Map of Pennsylvania, which were constructed chiefly on actual survey, that on the western side of the Alleganey, is taken from Hutchins, who went over the principal water courses, with a compass and log-line, correcting his works by observations of...

Scope and Contents

Engraved for Mathew Carey's General Atlas originaly issued in 1795 to accompany the American Edition of [William] Guthrie' s Geography Improved, and it was subsequently issued into the early nineteenth century.

Samuel Lewis - cartographer

James T. Smither - engraver

2 copies

25 mi to 1 in

39 cm x 56 cm

Accession information unavailable

Subject/Index Terms: Virginia--History--Maps.