Sargeant Memorial Collection Map Collection | Sargeant Memorial Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Sargeant Memorial Collection Map Collection

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-NMP

Primary Creator: Sargeant Memorial Collection (1927-)

Extent: 787.0 Items

Arrangement: Arranged by series, generally from broader to smaller geographic locations.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Subjects: Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)--Maps, Hampton Roads (Va. : Region)--Maps, Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.)--Maps, Norfolk County (Va.)--Maps, Norfolk Metropolitan Area (Va.)--Maps, North Carolina--Maps, Portsmouth (Va.)--Maps, Richmond (Va.)--Maps, Suffolk (Va.)--Maps, Tidewater (Va. : Region)--Maps, Virginia--Maps, Virginia Beach (Va.)--Maps, Virginia Peninsula (Va.)--Maps, Williamsburg (Va.)--Maps, Yorktown (Va.)--Maps.

Forms of Material: Aerial photographs, Atlases, Cadastral maps, Genealogical tables, Geological maps, Maps (documents), Nautical charts, Photocopies, Road maps, Topographic maps, Tourist maps

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

More than seven hundred maps, arranged in nine series to include the United States and East Coast (subdivided by region), Virginia and Regional, Hampton Roads (subdivided by locality, agency, and map type), Nautical Charts, Geological Maps, Aerial Photographs, Atlases, and Genealogies.

Subject/Index Terms

Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)--Maps
Hampton Roads (Va. : Region)--Maps
Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)--Virginia--Norfolk
Norfolk (Va.)--Maps
Norfolk County (Va.)--Maps
Norfolk Metropolitan Area (Va.)--Maps
North Carolina--Maps
Portsmouth (Va.)--Maps
Richmond (Va.)--Maps
Suffolk (Va.)--Maps
Tidewater (Va. : Region)--Maps
Virginia--Maps
Virginia Beach (Va.)--Maps
Virginia Peninsula (Va.)--Maps
Williamsburg (Va.)--Maps
Yorktown (Va.)--Maps.

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Unknown

Preferred Citation: [Map Name], Sargeant Memorial Collection Map Collection, MSS 0000-NMP, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Entered April 9, 2015.

Box and Folder Listing

Folder 43: Series 4: Hampton Roads Maps (Suffolk and Southwest Hampton Roads), 1816-1977, undated

Item 1: Nansemond River, 1977 October 18: Shows major roadways near the Nansemond River, Naval Transmitter Station, and Sleepy Hole Golf Course. Digitized 2008 CSH/DGB.
Item 2: Design of the Western Freeway in Nansemond: Shows the Western Freeway design in the City of Nansemond. Digitized 2008 CSH/DGB.
Item 3: Official Map of Suffolk, Virginia, 1940: Office of the City Engineer. Corrected January 1961 - January 1962.
Item 4: Official Map of Suffolk, Virginia, 1940: Office of the City Engineer. Corrected January 1961 - January 1962. Special Note: Prepared and Map Printed Courtesy of Suffolk-Nansemond Chamber of Commerce. 1968.
Item 5: The Lower Parish of Nansemond County, Virginia With Adjoining Portions of Norfolk County: 1600s-1800s. (Photocopy)
Item 6: The Lower Parish of Nansemond County, Virginia With Adjoining Portions of Norfolk County, 1964: Copyright 1964 by Alice Granberry Walter. 17th century land grants, 1600s-1800s. (Photocopy)
Item 7: The Lower Parish of Nansemond County, Virginia With Adjoining Portions of Norfolk County, 1948: Copyright 1948 by J.H. Granbery. Presented by Fort Nelson Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1600s-1800s. (Photocopy)
Item 8: Military Map of Suffolk And Vicinity: For Brigadier General E.L. Viele. Surveyed and drawn by Oscar Soederquist, Lieutenant, 99th New York. Vol. Also includes Propsed Secondary Line of Defense of the Peninsula Between the Ashepoo and Combahee Rivers, South Carolina, November 4, 1863. 1861-1865.
Item 9: Military Map of Suffolk And Vicinity: For Brigadier General E.L. Viele. Surveyed and drawn by Oscar Soederquist, Lieutenant, 99th New York. Vol. Series 1 Volume XVIII. Julius Bien and Company Lithograph, New York. Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Also includes Map of Morris Island and the Adjacent Creeks from United States Coast Survey 1823-1824 Sandhills From a Survey June 6, 1862 and Plan of Fort Esperanza, Texas. Donated by Mrs. Donna E. Bluemink, Norfolk, Virginia, April 30, 2004. 1861-1865.
Item 10: Map of Suffolk And Vicinity, 1862 April 12: Giving location of Regiments, Batterys, etc. while occupied as a Military Post, just previous to the siege of General Longstreet, in Springfield of 1863. Compiled and Drawn by Captain E.A. Curtis. 112th N.Y.S. Vols. C.O.D. Traced from photostat of copy in Court House Norfolk County, Portsmouth, Virginia. April 12, 1962, W.T. Jones, Jr. (Photocopy)
Item 11: Southhampton County, Virginia, 1894 and 1918: 2 maps. Map 1: Division of Maps, Library of Congress, December 4, 1929. Shows points in both Virginia and North Carolina. Map 2: United States Geological Survey, George Otis Smith, Director. War Department Corps of Engineers, United States Army. Geological Survey Thomas L. Watson, Director. Virginia - North Carolina Arringdale Quadrangle. Surveyed in 1918. (Photocopy)
Item 12: The Plot and Explanation of Lands to be Divided Among the Heirs of Maximilian Herbert, deceased, circa 1903: Shows which plots go to which heirs of Maximilian Herbert. (Photocopy)
Item 13: Map of Isle of Wight And Part of Nansemond: Chief Engineer's Office, Major General J.F. Gilmer, Chief Engineer. Made under the direction of Albert H. Campbell. Map from the Confederate Engineer Bureau in Richmond, Virginia. General J.F. Gilmer, Chief Engineer. Presented to the West Point Military Academy by his only daughter, Mrs. J.F. Minis, Savannah, Georgia. Shows the water, and roadways of Nansemond and Isle of Wight Counties, Virginia. (Photocopy)
Item 14: Surry and General Plan of the Proposed Canal, circa 1816: Leading from North Carolina to Norfolk and from Elizabeth to Lynnhaven River. Engineer Department Topographical Bureau, United States. Examined on the ground by James Kearney, Topographical Engineer, United States Army. Shows the route of the grand junctions canal.
Item 15: Isle of Wight County In Virginia, Street Map including the Towns of Smithfield and Windsor, 1992: Pamphlet; shows the roadways of Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Prepared by the Isle of Wight County Department of Community Development in cooperation with the Isle of Wight / Smithfield Chamber of Commerce. Copyright 1992 Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Includes road name roster.