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Our collection of more than 40,000 maps consist primarily
of state, county, and regional maps of Virginia.
Included are a collection of pre-1800 maps documenting
Virginia's emergence in the world, Board of Public Works
maps, USGS topographic quadrangles, and Sanborn Fire
Insurance maps. Although the earliest printed map of
Virginia dates from 1493, there are few detailed county maps
prior to 1820. Search Online
Board
of Public Works Inventory
- illustrates the development of
Virginia's roads, canals and railroads during the nineteenth
century (1816-1860), with ca. 500 maps and plans.
Books, Journals... Catalog
- for published materials relating to maps, and
newly received and recently cataloged maps.
Virginia
Historical Inventory
-
photographs, maps, and detailed reports
documenting the architectural, cultural, and family histories
of thousands of 18th- and 19th-century buildings in
communities across Virginia.
Richmond Esthetic Survey/Historic Building Survey
- An online search engine providing interactive
access to maps, photographs, and detailed written survey
reports documenting the architecture of central Richmond,
Virginia, in 1965. Report, photograph, and map images are
available online.
Petersburg
Public Library Map Collection
-
six
digital maps of the Petersburg area, 1784 through 1894.
Civil War Map Project
- A major
collection of Civil War cartographic materials available on
the Library of Congress Web site. A cooperative project
involving the Library’s Geography and Map Division, the
Library of Virginia and the Virginia Historical Society.
Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970
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subscription database for Virginia only. (Please visit the Library to use this
resource).
Collection
Guides
Using
the Map Collection in the Archives at the Library of Virginia
- Research Notes Number 4
Selected
Bibliography of Map Books and Periodicals, Many of which
Relate to Virginia -
bibliography.
The Internal
Improvement Movement in Virginia: Early Canals, River
Navigations, Roads, Turnpikes, Bridges, and Railroads
(pdf)
- bibliography.
Researching
Virginia Place Names (pdf) -
bibliography.
Map
Collection Index - electronic card index;
arranged geographically.
Index to Martin's Gazetteer of Virginia/Virginia Entries in
Chapin's Gazetteer of the U.S. -
indexes the names of land forms, water courses and other place
names found in A New and Comprehensive Gazetteer of
Virginia and the District of Columbia (1835-1836) and the entries for
Virginia in A Complete Reference Gazetteer of the United
States of North America (1844).
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