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 44: Series 5: Nautical Charts, 1690-1992, undated

Item 1: Elizabeth River, Virginia: Shows Norfolk and Portsmouth with all roads, and includes all water depths. Craney Island Reach, Lambert Bend, Port Norfolk Reach, Town Point Reach.
Item 2: Reconnoissance of the Entrance To Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, 1851: United States Coast Survey, A.D. Bache, Superintendent. By the Hydrographic party under the command of Lieutenant B.F. Sands, United States Navy and Assistant, United States Coast Survey. Shows the water depths in the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay.
Item 3: Proposed widening of channel of Harbor at Norfolk, Virginia at Hospital Point, 1897 July 16: United States Engineer Office, Norfolk, Virginia, July 16, 1897. To accompany Annual Report for 1897. Thomas Casey, Captain, Corps of Engineers, United States Eng 55, 2.
Item 4: Improving Norfolk Harbor, Virginia and its approaches Channel through Bar at mouth of Western Branch of Elizabeth River, 1881: Under the direction of Captain Charles B. Phillips, Corps of Engineers, United States by George H. Elliott, Assistant Engineer in charge. To accompany Annual Report for fiscal year ending June 30, 1880. Shows water depths off of Lambert's Point.
Item 5: Norfolk Harbor, Virginia, 1857: From a Trigonometrical Survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States. Triangulation by E. Blunt, Assistant. Topography by J. Seib, Assistant. Hydrography by the Party under the command of J.J. Almy, Lieutenant United States Navy, Assistant. Shows water depths in the Elizabeth River. C.B. Graham, Lithographer, Washington.
Item 6: Preliminary Chart of Hampton Roads and Elizabeth River, Virginia, 1857: From a Trigonometrical Survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States. Triangulation by E. Blunt, Assistant, United States Geological Survey. Topography by J. Seib, Assistant. Hydrography by the Party under the command of John J. Almy, Lieutenant, Commanding United States Navy, Assistant. C.B. Graham, Lithographer, Washington.
Item 7: A Map and Chart of those Parts of the Bay of Chesapeake, York, and James Rivers which are at present The Seat of War, 1984 November: London, published as the Act directs 30th November 1781 by J. Bew. The map was purchased in Edinburgh, Scotland in September of 1984 and prints prepared November 1984. Shows the Chesapeake Bay, and the English and French fleets.
Item 8: United States Coast Survey, Harbor of Norfolk, 1854: A.D. Bache, Superintendent. By the Hydrographic Party under the Command of Lieutenant John J. Almy, United States Navy, Assistant, United States Geological Survey. Copyright 1979 Impertial Publishing Corporation. Edition 500 Printed and Published in United States. Shows the water depth in the port of Norfolk, Virginia in the year 1854.
Item 9: Preliminary Chart of Part of The Sea Coast Of Virginia and Entrance to Chesapeake Bay, 1855: From a Trigonometrical Survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States. Triangulation by John Farley, Assistant. Topography by G.D. Wise, Assistant and J. Seib Sub. Assistant. Hydrography by the Party under the command of Lieutenant J.J. Almy, United States Navy, Assistant. Verified H.W. Benham, Captain of Engineers, Assistant C.S. in charge of Office. Engraved by E. Yeager, H.S. Barnard, A. Peterson, and App. R.F. Bartle. Shows water depths for the entire coastline of Virginia.
Item 10: Norfolk Harbor And Vicinity, 1891 January: Reduced from United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Chart No. 404, 1891. Published January 1891 T.C. Mendenhall, Superintendent. Verified B.A. Colonna, Assistant in charge of Office. Compiled and drawn by E.J. Sommer. Photolithograph by A.H. Hoen and Company, Baltimore, Maryland. Shows all properties located around Norfolk Harbor and its vicinity.
Item 11: Map of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, 1897: Connecting Chesapeake Bay with Currituck, Albemarle, and Pamlico Sounds and their Tributary Streams. Presented with the compliments of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Company. Compiled and drawn by A.and H. Lindenkohl, Washington, District of Columbia The Norris Peters Company, Photolithograph, Washington, District of Columbia.
Item 12: Ye Capes of Virginia and Entrance to Chesapeake Bay as it Appeared circa 1690, 1690: Copyright 1986 John L. Amrhein, Jr. Laid down from the Ancient Records of Colonial Virginia. Drawn by John L. Amrhein, Jr. and sold by Ryan and Black, Publishers, Salisbury, Maryland.
Item 13: A New Chart of the Coast of North America, From New York to Cape Hatteras Including the Bays of Delaware and Chesapeake, 1992: With the Coasts of New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and Part of the Coast of North Carolina. By Captain N. Holland, London. Published by Laurie and Whittle, No. 53, Fleet - Street, as the Act directs, 12th May 1794. Copyright 1992 Eagleton's Incorporated, Norfolk, Virginia.
Item 14: A New Chart of the Coast of North America, From New York to Cape Hatteras Including the Bays of Delaware and Chesapeake: With the Coasts of New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and Part of the Coast of North Carolina. By Captain N. Holland, London. Published by Laurie and Whittle, No. 53, Fleet - Street, as the Act directs, 12th May 1794.
Item 15: Norfolk Harbor, Elizabeth River, Virginia, 1882: January 1883. Photolithograph Edition. J.E. Hilgard, Superintendent. Verified B.D. Cutts, Assistant in charge of Office. Triangulation by J.W. Donn and B.A. Colonne, Assistants. Topography by C.M. Bache and Eugene Ellicott, Assistants. Hydrography by Lieutenant Commander E.B. Thomas, United States Navy, Assistant. Additional soundings and wharves by Commander C.M. Chester, United States Navy and Hydrographic Inspector. Shows water depths in Norfolk Harbor in the year 1882. (Photocopy)
Item 16: Hampton Roads and Vicinity, 1861 May 10: Several sheets taped together. Engineer Department received May 13, 1861. Shows water depths in several parts of Hampton Roads and its vicinity. (Photocopy)