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 10: Series 3: Virginia and Regional Maps (Piedmont, Mountain, and Valley Ridge Regions), 1740-1988,undated

Item 1: No. 1 Map, From Major A.H. Campbell's Surveys, Showing the Positions of the Camps and Pickets of the Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, 1864: Battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia. To accompany report of Jedediah Hotchkiss, Topographical Engineer, Valley District. Topographic Engineering Office, Valley District, February 6, 1864. Copied by S.B. Robinson. Series I, Vol. XLIII, Part I. May 3, 1864 to May 21, 1864. (Photocopy)
Item 2: Map of Buckingham and Appomattox Counties, Virginia, 1863 December 25: Surveyed under the direction of A.H. Campbell, Captain Engineers and Chief of Topographical Department, Department of Nrthern Virginia, by Charles E. Cassell, Lieutenant Engineers, P.A.C.S., December 25, 1863. (Photocopy)
Item 3: Camp of the Army of the Potomac Near Brandy Station, Virginia, and Sketch Showing the Positions of the Redoubts and Batteries of the Lines of the United States Forces in Front of Petersburg, Virginia, 1863 November 8 to 1863 November 26 and 1864 September 13: 2 maps on 1 page. Map 1: Original not dated but the Army of the Potomac occupied this position from November 8 to 26, 1863. Compiler. From original in the possession of Major General George G. Meade, United States Army. Series I, Vol. XXIX. Map 2: Headquarters Army of the Potomac, Engineer Department, September 13, 1864. Accompanying Circular Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. Series I, Vol. XLII, Part 2, Page 954. (Photocopy)
Item 4: Map of Orange County Etc., Virginia Embracing the Details and Plan of Operations of Confederate and Federal Forces at Mine Run and Rapidan River: By order of Lieutenant Colonel W.P. Smith, Lieutenant Colonel Of Engineers. Topographical Office, Army of Northern Virginia. Prepared by J. Paul Hoffman. Accompanying report of General Robert E. Lee, Confederate States Army. Series I, Vol. XXIX, Part I, Page 830. (Photocopy)
Item 5: A Map of A Line of Defenses in the Alleghanies, 1864 April 25: Compiled from Whitcomb's Railroad Map and Original Surveys by Lieutenant Koerner's Topographical Party under direction of Captain C.R. Howard, C.S.E. H.J. Miller, Assistant and Draftman. (Photocopy)
Item 6: Map of the Valley of Virginia from Staunton to Winchester: From Surveys and Reconnaissances by P.W.O. Koerner, Lieutenant Engineer. Made under direction of Major A.H. Campbell, Chief Topographical Bureau, Department of Northern Virginia. (Photocopy)
Item 7: New Market, Virginia Battlefield, 1912: Surveyed in 1910-1912 by B. Allison Colonna. Under the Direction of B.A. Colonna. Cadet Captain D Company, Corps of Cadets Virginia Military Institute May 15, 1864 and Late Asst., United States Coast and Geodetic Survey In charge of office William E. Johnson, Draftsman.
Item 8: Washington's Boyhood Home: Part of Rappahanock Farm of Ferry Farm or Pine Grove. The words upon the map in George Washington's handwriting are taken from his survey notes of September 13, 1771. The insert map shows the relation of the land mapped by Washington to Fredericksburg. Falmout, Deep Run, and Little Falls Run. Produced by Robert B. Hitchings. (Photocopy)
Item 9: Map of Southwest Virginia Part 1: From Annals of Southwest Virginia by Lewis Preston Summers. Map shows Old Wilderness Road to Kentucky, Route of Dr. Walker 1749, Route of Gist, and Old Road from Philadelphia to New River Settlement.
Item 10: Map of Southwest Virginia Part 2: Map shows Wilderness Trail from Central Virginia to Kentucky, Boone's Road, Hunters path, and Route of Gist.
Item 11: Halifax County, Virginia Showing Primary and Secondary Highways, 1959 January 1: Pamphlet; Prepared by the Department of Highways, Richmond, Virginia. Base map prepared by the Department of Highways in Cooperation with the Federal Works Agency, Public Roads Administration, Assisted by the State Planning Board and the Works Progess Administration.
Item 12: Halifax County, Virginia Showing Primary and Secondary Highways, and City of South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia, 1971 July: Map 1: Prepared by the Department of Highways, Richmond, Virginia. Photocopied notes in margins. Map 2: Prepared by J. Walter Jones, Jr., Certified Land Surveyor. Revised July 1971. (Photocopy)
Item 13: Civil War Trust: Battle of The Wilderness, Virginia: Map prepared by Steven Stanley. Civilwar.org. May 6, 1864.
Item 14: Map of the Stony Man Region in the Shenandoah National Park, 1964: Drawn by Tom Culverwell. Copyright 1964 by Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. Offset printed by Kirby Lithographic Company Incorporated, Washington, District of Columbia. Showing the Skyline Drive and Man's Pursuits and Pleasures in thie Region from the most Ancient Times down to the Present.
Item 15: A Map of Albemarle County, Virginia, 1971 August: From Original Surveys by G. Peyton, Civil Engineer. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1875 by G. Peyton in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. Engraved by Worley and Bracher. Donated by Mr. and Mrs. R. Cecil Chapman. In memory of George H. Sargeant, Jr.
Item 16: Map of Albemarle County, Virginia, 1984: Prepared under the direction of N. Michler, Major of Engineers and Brevet Brigadier General United States By Jedediah Hotchkiss, Topographical Engineer, Staunton, Virginia. First published 1984 Steven G. Meeks, historian. Donated by Mr. and Mrs. R. Cecil Chapman. In Memory of George H. Sargeant, Jr., November 1866. (Photocopy)
Item 17: Map of Albemarle, 1988: Chief Engineer's Office, Department of Northern Virginia. Major General J.F. Gilmer, Chief Engineer. From surveys and reconnaisances by C.S. Dwight Lieutenant Engineers. P.A. Made under direction of A.H. Campbell, Captain Engineers in charge Topographical Department. Jeremy Francis Gilmer Collection. Original in possession of the Virginia Historical Society. Copyright 1988 Virginia Historical Society. Donated by Mr. and Mrs. R. Cecil Chapman. In memory of George H. Sargeant, Jr., 1864. (Photocopy)
Item 18: Map Showing The Manor of Beverley Patent For 118,491 Acres and The Benjamin Borden Grant For 92,100 Acres Southwestern Frontier Settlements 1740 In Relation to the Present Counties of Augusta and Rockbridge, 1740: 2 pages taped together. (Photocopy)
Item 19: The Beverley Patent 1736 including original grantees, 1738-1815 in Orange and Augusta Counties, Virginia, 1954: Compiled and drawn by J.R. Hildebrand, 1954. (Photocopy)
Item 20: Culpeper County, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1975: Pamphlet; Surveyed and Drawn by Eugene M. Scheel for the Second National Bank of Culpeper. Copyright Eugene M. Scheel, 1975. Typography by William R. Grimes, Paeonian Springs, Virginia. Printed by Williams and Heintz, Washington, District of Columbia.
Item 21: Historical Map of Montgomery County, Virginia, 1970 March 1: Giving the Names and Locations of Many of the Early Adventurers in the Territory: From 1750-1865. The Roanoke Historical Society. J.R. Hildebrand, Delineator. Roanoake, Virginia, March 1, 1970. (Photocopy)
Item 22: Historical Map of The Roanoake Valley Historical Society showing Rockbridge County, Virginia, 1973: J.R. Hildebrand, Delineator, 1973, 1778-1865.