Virginia in Maps

Virginia in Maps: Four Centuries of Settlement, Growth, and Development

Edited by Richard W. Stephenson and Marianne M. McKee.

337 pages; 187 full-color maps, many in multiple plates

ISBN 0-88490-191-2 (cloth).   $95.00

Virginia in Maps traces the discovery, settlement, expansion, and growth of the commonwealth from the Native American world first encountered by European explorers and expansionists to the urban, modern state closely connected to national and international economies. The first comprehensive atlas of its type, Virginia in Maps provides full-color reproductions of 187 of the most important maps of the colony and the state, presenting many in multiple plates to enhance readability. Augmented by five lively and well-illustrated essays written by leading cartographic scholars, the atlas is an essential reference work and educational tool for libraries and schools. For all readers, Virginia in Maps provides an entertaining and visually stunning chronicle of the mapping of a quintessentially American place.

"With its large format, spectacular color illustrations, and authoritative essays, Virginia in Maps is destined to become a popular collector's piece as well as a valuable resource for scholars."—Mercator's World

"The editing and arrangement of the material are masterful; journeying through time in the book is almost seamless."—Professional Surveyor

"Keep the volume for a lifetime as the commonwealth's definitive historical atlas."—Virginia Magazine of History and Biography

"Virginia in Maps is a stunner. The 187 maps are all in colour, and twenty-seven of them are shown in multiple sheets, making even quite small details readable. It has obviously been a work of love as well as scholarship."—Imago Mundi: International Journal for the History of Cartography

"The atlas constitutes an essential reference work."—Choice