Paul Stevens map collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Reference services
Phone: (703) 780-3600
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.

Preferred citation:

[Name and date of item], Paul Stevens collection of Maps, [Folder], Special Collections, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon,

Summary

Extent:
26 Sheets
Language:
English , French , German , Latin .
Preferred citation:

[Name and date of item], Paul Stevens collection of Maps, [Folder], Special Collections, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon,

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains 26 maps of the New World, dating 1541-1778, which illustrate the progression of European geographic knowledge about Virginia and North America from the 16th through the 18th centuries

Biographical / historical:

Paul Schott Stevens donated the collection of maps to the Washington Library in 2020.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically and filed according to size.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Maps (documents)
Nautical charts