The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-16
LIBRARY ISSUES
FINE MAP BULLETIN
HAS TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY
PAGES ON MAPS RELATING
TO VIRGINIA.

The State library has Just issued a
bulletin OF ESQ pages on maps relating
to Virginia. The bulletin, which has
been compiled by the Assistant
Librarian Earl G. Swan. contains the
titles OF the manuscript and pub
lished maps relating to Virginia In the
Virginia State library, in the archives
Of the Virginia Corporation Commits
sion (the successor of the Board or
Public Works., in the Auditors office,
and In tho files of the Virginia geologi-
cal survey 1t includes also a COM
piete set of the titles of Virginia atlas
maps OF the seventeenth and engh-
teenth centuries from the large col
lection in the library OF Congress,
some manuscript maps belonging to
the United State coast and geodetic
survey. together with others in the
Confederate museum. the library OF
the Virginia Historical Society. and
the library of the United States Mill
tary Academy at West Point.
Notes have been added In the ap-
pendix concerning Virginia maps IN
the following collections: Wisconsin
State Historical SocietS; United
States engineer office. Richmond;
United State engineer office, Washing
ton; United States engineer office.
Norfolk; Virginia Historical Society,
Richmond: Virginia State Highway
Commission: United States Postoffice
Department. Washington: and pub
lie record office. London (McDonald's
list, 1Ss1.)
In general. the plan has been to
the catalog maps which relate TO the
territory in the present State of Viz
ginia through April, 1914. and those
relating to West Virginia through
1863. including some of those which
illustrate the different boundaries and
claims in the Colonial period.
The titles OF both general and local
maps appear in the catalog. When a
map is not in the Virginia State
library. a note follows the title giving
its location.
A special endeavor has been made
to include as many OF the maps APP
pearing in the geographical aliases Of
the seventeenth and eighteenth GEN.
turtles az possible. The State library
has a small number Of maps of this
character In separate form, the maps
having been withdrawn from the
aliases before being acquired by the
library. The greater number of titles
of this class have been taken from the
aliases in the library OF Congress.
Most of these maps are reproductions,
in varying degrees OF accuracy and
execution, Of the Smith map, 1914. the
Herman map OF 1873, and the Jeffer-
son and Fry map OF 1851.
The State has sIent many thou
sands of dollars IN boundary con-
troverstes. in some instances making
large collections of documentary ma
terial, including maps. and authoriz-
ing boundary surveys and the con-
struction of new maps at great ex-
pense. The State library bably
has the largest collection OF Virginia
boundary literature and original docu-
ments being lost. All the boundary
maps in the library are included in
the catalogue
Many volumes Of travel in America,
biogra phies, histories of the United
States. Virginia local histories, Vir-
ginia State documents, local histories
OF adjoining States, and other works
have been examined. and where there
were any maps giving information
about Virginia. which seemed of
value, their titles have been included.