Map of the State of Virginia, 1893

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 20.5 x 40 in.
Abstract:
Map of the State of Virginia Prepared for and Issued by the Department of Agriculture of Virginia. Richmond, 1893. Engraved and Printed by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. in New York. Printed on thin paper in 4 colors highlighting the counties in Virginia, this map includes ten years of monthly records for rainfall and average temperature.
Language:
English .

Background

Biographical / historical:

George Woolworth and Charles B. Colton were prominent mapmakers leading the American map trade in the nineteenth century. The business was founded by their father, Joseph Hutchins Colton, who bought copyrights to existing maps and oversaw their production. By the 1850s, their output had expanded to include original maps, guidebooks, atlases, and railroad maps. Everett Waddey founded his company in 1872 and grew it to be a major east coast printer operating out of Richmond.

Indexed terms

Places:
Virginia -- Maps