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 2: Series 2: United States and East Coast Maps, 1500-2006, undated

Item 1: The United States: History of the Land, 2006 October: Road map and physical map. Produced by National Geographic Maps for National Geographic Magazine. Copyright 2006 National Geographic Society, Washington, District of Columbia. Printed August 2006.
Item 2: Genealogical County Map of the United States of America: Pamphlet; Featuring United States Counties, Their Boundaries, and Their Bordering Counties and States. The Everton Publishers, Incorporated.
Item 3: Colonization and Trade in the New World, 1977 December: Produced by the Cartographic Division, National Geographic Society, Supplement to National Geographic, page 724A, vol. 152, no.6. Washington: December 1977. Composite based on charts designed about 1720. Copyright 1977 National Geographic Society, Washington, District of Columbia.
Item 4: A New and Correct Map of the United States of North America, 1784: By Abel Buell. Reproduced by American Heritage, the Magazine of History, from an original copy at the New Jersey State Historical Society, 1784. Printed by gravure of Switzerland. See historical commentary on reverse side. (Photocopy)
Item 5: The United States in 1861, 1861: MP 0453. Shows first, second, and third secessions. MAP 973.7 UNI, Norfolk Public Library 0118605491810. (Photocopy)
Item 6: Map of the United States in North America: With the British, French and Spanish Dominions Adjoining, According to the Treaty of 1783, 1783 May 1: By Thomas Kitchin, Senior Hydrographer to his Majesty. Published by T. Cadell according to Act of Parliament May 1, 1783. June 24, 2004. (Photocopy)
Item 7: A New and Complete Railroad Map of the United States: Compiled from reliable sources by William Perris, Civil Engineer and Surveyor, New York. Presented by the Home Insurance Company of New York.
Item 8: Map of the Railroad and Steamship Lines Centering in Norfolk with their Principal Connections, 1880: Engraved expressly for Cary W. Jones. Engraved and printed by Rand McNally and Company, Chicago.
Item 9: Migration Trails Map Featuring TwentyFour of the Major Trails East of the Mississippi River: Pamphlet; Order No. MP2. The Everton Publishers, Incorporated.
Item 10: A World Transformed, 2007 March: Produced by National Geographic Maps for National Geographic Magazine. Copyright 2007 National Geographic Society, Washington, District of Columbia. Printed March 2007. Map covers time period from 1500-1800.
Item 11: Carte du Theatre de la Guerre Presente En Amerique, 1779: French. By Louis Denis. Bassett. Reproduced by Hammond Incorporated. Courtesy of the Map Division. The New York Public Library. Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations. Printed in United States with compliments from McGraw-Hill, publisher of American History: A Survey, 9/e by Alan Brinkley.
Item 12: Dominia Anglorum in America Septentrionali Specialibus Mappis Londini primum a Mollio edita, nunc recusa ab Homannianis Hered, 1759: German. A. Newfovndland, od. Terra Nova S. Lavrentii Bay, die Fisch-Bank, Acadia, nebst einem Theil New Schotland.--B. New Engelland, New York, New Yersey und Pensilvania.--C. Virginia und Maryland.--D. Carolina, nebst einem Theil von Florida.
Item 13: The Making of America: Tidewater and Environs, 1988 June: Pamphlet; Supplement to the National Geographic, June 1988, Page 804A, Vol. 173, No. 6 - Tidewater. Last in a series of 17 maps. Produced by the Cartographic Division, National Geographic Society. Copyright 1988 National Geographic Society, Washington, District of Columbia.
Item 14: Principal Events in the Life of George Washington in Those States that Lie Between the Hudson and Savannah: Pamphlet; presented to "Standard" Motorists by Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. Compiled by General Drafting Company, Incorporated, New York. Copyright General Drafting Company, Incorporated. Lithographed in United States, 1732-1799.
Item 15: A Map of the Travels of George Washington, 1931: Compiled and drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society for The National Geographic Magazine. Copyright 1931 by the National Geographic Society, Washington, District of Columbia. Engraved and printed by Redfield-Downey-Odell Company, Incorporated, New York, 1732-1799.