Virginia Cartography; A Bibliographical Description

Behind every line and contour drawn across Virginia lies a story of discovery, ambition, and changing borders. Virginia Cartography; A Bibliographical Description gathers those stories into a single, authoritative historical cartography reference for one of North America’s most contested landscapes. Every entry opens another world.Philip Lee Phillips, eminent curator of the Library of Congress map collection, assembles a meticulous virginia maps bibliography and antique map catalogue, documenting the evolution of early American mapping in Virginia and the wider American South. Descriptions of printed maps, atlases, and virginia land surveys reveal how cartographers, surveyors, and statesmen imagined colonial and early Virginia, charted its rivers and mountains, and inscribed power onto the page. Both a research guide for historians and a trusted reference for map collectors, it supports work in genealogy, local history, and North American map history, while also inviting the curious reader to explore centuries of historical maps of Virginia with fresh eyes.Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure. Long recognised as a foundational tool for studying American South historical maps and the making of Virginia itself, this classic bibliographical study now returns in a form ready for libraries, scholars, and enthusiasts who prize enduring works of cartographic scholarship.