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 6: Series 2: United States and East Coast Maps (North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia), 1730-1987, undated

Item 1: Chart Showing Origin of North Carolina Counties, 1940: By D.L. Corbitt of The North Carolina Historical Commission and L. Polk Denmark of The State Highway and Public Works Commission. Published by State Department of Archives and History, Corner of Salisbury and Edenton Streets, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Item 2: Roanoke Island North Carolina: The Lost Colony: Includes cartoon depictions of events from Plymouth in 1584 to North Carolina in 1587.
Item 3: North Carolina, 1700-1912: Showing Approximate County Divisions within Present State Boundaries, 1961 October: From D.L. Corbitt, Formation of North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943. (Raleigh: State Department of Archives and History, 1950). Pages 283-294. October 1961. 0118607143567. (Photocopy)
Item 4: Map of North Carolina, 1861-1865, 1980: By Betsy Johnson. Revised by Charles L. Price and John Conner Atkeson, Jr., 1980. This map locates the principal forts, towns, railroads, and engagements fought in the State during the Civil War. (Photocopy)
Item 5: North Carolina: 1955 Official Highway Map, 1955: Issued by North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. C.M. Sawyer, Cartographer.
Item 6: Map Showing the Great Dismal Swamp and Albemarle Sound: Maps shows as far north as the Great Dismal Swamp and Back Bay, and as south as Alligator River, Great Alligator Dismal, and Phelps Lake. (Photocopy)
Item 7: Outer Banks: North Carolina Visitor's Map, 2006: Pamphlet; 13th Edition. ADC The Map People. Copyright 2006 Alexandria Drafting Company, Alexandria, Virginia.
Item 8: Bicentennial Historical Map of Robeson County, North Carolina, 1787-1987, 1986: Pamphlet; By Thomas E. Ross, Ph.D., 1986. Source: Adapted from "Map of Robeson County, N.C." by Woodberry Lemon, 1922 and United States Geological Survey Topographic Maps. Drawings of Historical Sites by Ellen P. McLean, 1986.
Item 9: Rockingham County North Carolina Historical Documentation: Copyright The Custom House, Jamestown, North Carolina. Fred Hughes Map Maker. Historical Documentation No. VII, 1700s.
Item 10: A Map of the Province of Carolina Divided into its Parishes, Etc. According to the Latest Accounts, 1730: By Herman Moll, Geographer. A Map of the Most Improved Part of Carolina. Includes parish churches, English settlements, and Indian settlements, 1730. (Photocopy)
Item 11: North Carolina and South Carolina: Road Map with Pictorial Guide, 1953: Esso Standard Oil Company.
Item 12: Spence's Chart of Shipwrecks of Charleston, South Carolina Over 250 Wrecks, 1980: Researched and drawn by E. Lee Spence, Underwater Archaeologist. Copyright 1980 by E. Lee Spence, 1700s-1800s.
Item 13: Map of Marion County, South Carolina: A Complete Map Showing the Townships, Public Roads and Principal Residences, Besides Other Things Not Found on Any Other Map of the County, 1882 May: Original Survey made by Harllee about 1815. Enlarged and improved May 1882 by P.Y. Bethea. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1882 by P.Y. Bethea in the Office of the Librarian of Congress of Washington, District of Columbia. On reverse side Marion District, South Carolina. Surveyed by Thomas Harlee D.S. 1818. Improved for Mills Atlas 1825. (Photocopy)
Item 14: Civil War Trust: Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: Morning Fight for McPherson Ridge July 1, 1863. Map prepared by Steven Stanley. Civilwar.org
Item 15: Virginia and West Virginia: George F. Cram Company, Engravers and Publishers, Chicago. Pages 251 and 252.
Item 16: Gray's New Topographical Map of Virginia and West Virginia, 1877: By Frank A. Gray. Philadelphia: O.W. Gray and Son. Copyright 1877 O.W. Gray and Son. Pages 68-69.
Item 17: State of West Virginia, 1966: United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. Compiled in 1963, Edition of 1966. Compiled, edited, and published by the Geological Survey. Interior - Geological Survey, Washington, District of Columbia, 1966.