Virginia: Mapping the Old Dominion State through History: Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress (Mapping the States through History)
In a sense, the State of Virginia was born not on June 25, 1788—when it became the young nation’s tenth state—but on the day this great land was first depicted on a map. Over the centuries, each such map has become yet another precious link not only in the history of the state, but also in the ever-evolving “Virginia” as imagined by its residents and, more broadly, by the rest of America.Virginia: Mapping the Old Dominion State through Historyprovides a fascinating journey into the past of the Old Dominion State through gloriously detailed maps from the Library of Congress. Edited and with a foreword by renowned photo editor and author Vincent Virga, it also includes compelling historical essays by writer and Virginia native Emilee Hines. Together, these further weave the visually stunning cartographic record into a drama of settlement and change.