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 9: Series 3: Virginia and Regional Maps (Virginia), 1634-1988, undated

Item 1: Formation of Virginia Counties from 1634, 1985: Copyright 1985 John Vogt. Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, Georgia. Chart shows Virginia counties, territory taken from counties, independent cities, and West Virginia and Kentucky, 1634-1985. (Photocopy)
Item 2: Virginia: Tidewater to the Valley, 1977: M.F. Rose, 1977. circa 1746-1751. (Photocopy)
Item 3: A New and Accurate Map of the Province of Virginia, in North America: Maps shows Chesapeake Bay to the Allegheny Mountains, circa 1779.
Item 4: A New Map of Virginia With Its Canals, Roads and Distances from Place to Place, Along the Stage and Steam Boat Routes: Tanner's Universal Atlas. By H.S. Tanner. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1836, by H.S. Tanner, in the Clerks Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Published by H.S. Tanner, Pennsylvania. Engraved by W. Brose; Philadelphia. Scanned February 8, 2007. File: 07Map 00002 - Virginia 1836.
Item 5: The Century Atlas Virginia, 1902: Copyright 1897 and 1902, by The Century Company. The Matthews-Northrup Company, Buffalo, New York. No. 34.
Item 6: Virginia From the Latest Federal, State and Transportation Surveys, circa 1911: George F. Cram. Chicago and New York. Page 35.
Item 7: Virginia, 1970 April: R. Toelke, Copyright April 1970. Historical map of Virginia with illustrations. 1607-1865.
Item 8: Virginia, 1975 April: R. Toelke, Copyright April 1975. Historical map of Virginia with illustrations, 1607-1865.
Item 9: The State of Virginia From the Best Authorities: Published by John Reid, New York. Andrew B. Graham Company, Photo-Lithographers, Washington, District of Columbia, 1796.
Item 10: Settlement of Virginia 1702: Settlement advancing toward the mountains Frontier Counties large and thinly settled. No. 9. (Photocopy)
Item 11: Settlement of Virginia 1729: The Piedmont Region occupied One Settlement in Shenandoah Valley. No. 10. (Photocopy)
Item 12: Settlement of Virginia 1775: The Valley occupied practically completing the settlement of the present State of Virginia. No. 11. (Photocopy)
Item 13: Virginia Military Institute Map of Virginia: Compiled chiefly from C.L. Ludwig's Map, and from other more recent data. To accompany Preliminary Report of the Physical Survey of Virginia. By M.F. Maury L.L.D. etc. Professor Physics Virginia Military Institute. Engraved by C. Ludwig, Richmond, Virginia, December 1868.
Item 14: 150th Anniversary Civil War Supplement to a Map of Scenic Roads in Virginia, 2011: Pamphlet; Virginia Department of Transportation. Commonwealth of Virginia, Copyright 2011.
Item 15: Historical Map of Virginia: Showing the Main Points of Historic Interest and the Main Traveled Automobile Routes, circa 1922: Prepared and copyrighted by the American Automobile Association, Washington, District of Columbia.
Item 16: A Literacy Map of The Commonwealth of Virginia, 1957: Copyright 1957 - The Virginia Association of Teachers of English. Prepared by The Literary Map Committee, Mrs. Mary M. Councell, Chairman. Order from The Virginia Education Association, Richmond, Virginia.
Item 17: Map of the State of Virginia: Constructed in Conformity to Law from the Late Surveys Authorized By the Legislature and Other Original and Authentic Documents, 1827: By Herman Boye. Engraved by H.S. Tanner. Title written and engraved by Joseph Perkins. Entered according to Act of Congress, the 14th day of April 1826, by John Tyler, Governor of the state of Virginia, 1827. (Photocopy)
Item 18: Historic Garden Week: Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Transportation Map, 1988 April 23 - 1988 May 1: Pamphlet; Historic Garden Week April 23 through May 1, 1988. Sponsored by The Garden Club of Virginia.
Item 19: A Historical Map of Virginia, 1930: By Charles W. Smith. Lithographed by A. Hoen and Company, Incorporated, Richmond, Virginia. Copyrighted 1930 by Charles W. Smith. Received June 18, 1931.