Map Of Virginia 1860

Hotchkiss geography of virginia no.

Map of virginia 1860. The map shows all of the canals turnpikes and railroads in virginia at the time of the secession crisis. Presented to the virginia historical society by his only daughter mrs. Minis sav ana h ga note on map. Locations township outlines and other features useful to the west virginia researcher.

Historical maps of virginia are a great resource to help learn about a place at a particular point in time virginia maps are vital historical evidence but must be interpreted cautiously and carefully. Lc civil war maps 2nd ed 465 5 general map of western virginia extending from staunton to cumberland gap and showing roads railroads cities and towns rivers and relief by hachures. Forms part of the gilmer map collection. Virginia maps can be a major resource of considerable amounts of information and facts on family history.

Horizontal scale 2 5 miles to 1 inch 6 illustrations and red white sticker. This issue is characterized by the appearance of civ. Map of virginia showing the military operations of generals grant and butler is on the verso. The library of virginia collection consists of in excess of 40 000 maps and is also managed online and also also links to the map collection index.

It s important to remember that west virginia was once part of virginia. Topographical map of part of northern virginia showing relief by hachures drainage cities and towns counties roads and railroads with distances. 3 geological section by profs. See also using the map collection in the archives of the library of virginia.

Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Plan of the city of washington in the territory of columbia. Relief shown by hachures. This historical west virginia map collection are from original copies.

Most historical maps of west virginia were published in atlases and spans over 150 years of growth for the state. Hotchkiss geological map of virginia and west virginia the geology by prof. In 1860 virginia had 1 771 miles of railroads more than any other southern state. Old historical atlas maps of west virginia.

Lc civil war maps 2nd ed 640 2 from harper s weekly v. Opened in 1854 from manassas junction to strasburg. Shows towns waterways roads and geographic features. Plan of the city of washington.

Ceded by the states of virginia and maryland to the united states of america and by them established as the seat of their government after the year 1800 j. Bird s eye view of part of maryland distr of columbia and part of virginia bachmann john rumpf a. See entries 507 and 508. Some west virginia maps years have cities railroads p o.

Description derived from published bibliography. Consolidated june 1 1867 with the orange and alexandria forming the orange alexandria and manassas railroad. The new map of virginia was printed in the summer or autumn of 1861 and shows the new county of bland created by an act of assembly passed on march 30 1861. Russell sculpt constitu n row from washington d c.

This is the first of three issues in the library of congress published in 1862. 36 x 24 cm. Now building for the metropolis of. Old maps of alexandria on old maps online.

Available also through the library of congress web site as raster image. Rogers chiefly from the virginia state survey 1835 41 with later oservations in some parts on verso. The number of easily available maps of virginia is rather lengthy.