Historic 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], Historic Map Collection, [Folder], Special Collections, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernonn [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
22 Sheets
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Name and date of item], Historic Map Collection, [Folder], Special Collections, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernonn [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection of historic maps date from 1675-1971, and primarily relate to the Washington and Custis families, the Revolutionary War, and society life in antebellum Washington D.C. and Virginia. Includes matching editions of maps personally owned by George Washington.

Note: surveys created by George Washington are found in the George Washington Collection.

Custodial history:

Items in this collection were acquired by gift and purchase from various sources. Materials are added to the collection as they are acquired.

Arrangement:

This collection is primarily arranged by size.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Maps (documents)