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A New and Correct Map of the United States of North America (reproduction)

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0021
Abstract

Map encompasses the area from the Mississippi River to Nova Scotia and the Gulf of St. Laurence, detailing the borders of the United States as prescribed by the Peace of 1783. Includes an ornate engraving surrounding map title. Reproduction contains historical commentary on the map's reverse.

Dates: 1784

A New and Exact Map of the Dominions of the King of Britian on ye Continent of North America (reproduction)

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0019
Abstract

Map encompasses the area between the northern border of Florida to Newfoundland, "containing Newfoundland, New Scotland, New England, New York, New Jersey, Pensilvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Carolina. Includes insets detailing the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana, coastal Carolina, Charlestown town and harbor, and a contextual map of all North America and th Caribbean. Also includes an illustration of Niagara Falls and the "Industry of ye Beavers of Canada."

Dates: [1731?]

A New Map of North America (Reproduction)

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0528
Abstract

"A New Map of North America Agreeable to the Most Approved Maps and Charts." Undated. Reproduced by University of Kentucky Press, 1979. No. 1 in the Historic Maps of Kentucky series.

Dates: 1979, n.d.

A True Mapp of the Town of Williamsburg (historical reproduction),

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0089
Abstract

Map of Williamsburg, with the full title: "A true Mapp of the Town of Williamsburg--incorporated, 1722--at one time the Capital of the Colony of Virginia" Scale is in furlongs. Contains various engravings surrounding the map, showing various events, the seal of the College of William and Mary, and the arms of the Colony. Also contains an explanation of the plate.

Dates: 1940

Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio (Reproduction)

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0521
Abstract

Reproduction of map of the Western Hemisphere by Abraham Ortelius, dated 1570. Caption Title: "The New World by Abraham Ortelius, 1570." 1 of 6 in a portfolio, published by Rand McNally. Portfolio accompanied by cover sheet entitled "A Portfolio of Six Antique Maps."

Dates: 1570

Belgii Novi. Angliæ Novæ, et partis virginiæ Novissima Delineatio (reproduction),

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0006
Abstract

Facsimile of 17th century map of the northeastern United States, from the Chesapeake Bay to the Saint Lawrence River, encompassing present-day Maryland to New Hampshire, including part of Virginia.

Dates: [1650?]

Carte des Etats-Unis de l'Amerique, Suivant de Traite de Paix de 1783 (reproduction).

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0018
Abstract

Map encompasses the eastern half of the United States, focusing on the national boundaries set in the 1783 Treaty of Paris. Map containst an engraving of a large-masted ship, with a seal of the United States affixed to the foremast. Additional details include Bermuda, an inset of southern Florida, and a listing of individual states and their capitals. Reproduction includes a booklet by Lester J. Cappon, explaining the context of the map and the reproduction process.

Dates: 1784

County Map of Virginia and West Virginia (side a); County Map of Maryland and Delaware (side b); County Map of New Jersey (side b)

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0049
Abstract

Map is on two sides of a sheet of paper. Side A contains Virginia and West Virginia. Side B contains two county maps: one is of Maryland and Delaware; the other is of New Jersey.

Dates: 1878

A Food Map of the United States Showing the Part Played by Each of Our States in Supplying the Nation's Larder

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0845
Abstract Pictorial map of the United States, depicting the chief food products of each of the then-48 states, illustrated with cartoon representations of workers and consumers. Four inset maps depict sources of poultry, grains, meat and fish; and the geographic extent of the A&P grocery chain, including warehouse and buyer locations. Produced for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair ("A Century of Progress"), the map is accompanied by promotional text extolling advances in commercial food...
Dates: 1932

Historical Maps Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Maps-001
Abstract

A collection of maps depicting geographic features, transportation routes, geological composition, historical settlements, themes, property divisions, and political boundaries, ranging in geographic scope from local (Virginia Tech campus maps) to global (world maps).

Dates: 1500 - 2023

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