A historical atlas of Colonial Virginia John S. Hale

Format:

Map/Atlas

Author/Creator:

Hale, John S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virginia--Historical geography--Maps.

Virginia.

Virginia--Maps.

Physical Description:

[100] p. : maps (some col.) ; 41 cm.

Place of Publication:

[Staunton, Va.] : Old Dominion Publications, 1978.

Contents:

Plate 1. Discovery. The John White map of 1585

Plate 2. Exploration. The John Smith map of Virginia

Plate 3. Settlement. A map of the Virginia Colony, 1607-1624

Plate 4. Virginia by Blaeu, 1640. The golden age of Dutch cartography

Plate 5. The emerging colony. Tidewater Virginia during the period 1625-1674

Plate 6. The genesis of self-government. The origin and evolution of Virginia counties, 1634-1674

Plate 7. Explorers and Indian traders. The first frontier in seventeenth century Virginia

Plate 8. Expanding horizons. The Augustin Herrman map of Virginia and Maryland, 1670

Plate 9. Zenith of the old order. Plantations and historic churches prior to 1750

Plate 10. The growth of self-government. Virginia counties east of the Blue Ridge in 1750

Plate 11. The Fairfax Proprietary. The Northern Neck of Virginia

Plate 12. Flood tide on a rugged land. The Virginia terrain and its influence on settlement, 1650-1750

Plate 13. Across the Blue Ridge. The early settlement of the Great Valley, 1722-1749

Plate 14. Westward ho! First settlements across the Allegheny Divide, 1745-1765

Plate 15. The frontier aflame. The struggle with the French and Indians in western Virginia

Plate 16. To the banks of the Ohio. The settlement of western Virginia, 1763-1776

Plate 17. Transylvania. The era of the great land companies, 1745-1778

Plate 18. The Old Dominion at its western limits. Virginia counties in 1778

Plate 19. Names from long ago. A legacy of names from old maps

Plate 20. The social fabric of Colonial life. Churches, schools and taverns of the Old Dominion.

Notes:

Bibliography: p. [93]-[94]

Local Notes:

HSP has: two copies. Copy one: no. 217; Copy two: no. 232.

OCLC:

4143210