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maps (documents)

 Subject

Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Scope Note: Refers to graphic or photogrammetric representations of the Earth's surface or a part of it, including physical features and political boundaries, where each point corresponds to a geographical or celestial position according to a definite scale or projection. The term may also refer to similar depictions of other planets, suns, other heavenly bodies, or areas of the heavens. Maps are typically depicted on a flat medium, such as on paper, a wall, or a computer screen. For similar depictions on a sphere, see "globes (cartographic spheres)."

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Estate map of Hawfield, Orange County, Virginia

 Collection — Artifact MSS2198_001_Portfolio: [Barcode: X031750343]
Identifier: MSS 2198
Content Description This collection contains a 2977-acre estate map of Hawfield, Orange County, Virginia. The map measures 48"x50" and was commissioned by Captain William G. Crenshaw, owner of Hawfield. It denotes field use, service and public use roads, outbuildings, homes, barns, potential enslaved community ruins. Mentioned are Mt. Pisgah Church (now defunct but was prominently mentioned in Civil War accounts from the area), and adjacent property owners. Individual trees, springs, and other...
Dates: April 1877

Estate map of Hawfield, Orange County, Virginia

 Unprocessed Material — Artifact MSS2198_001_Portfolio: [Barcode: X031750343]
Identifier: ViU-2022-0122

J. M. Shugar and A. W. Vaisey papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-88-1
Scope and Contents This collection contains papers from the legal practice of John Merritt Shugar and Arthur William Vaisey, solicitors. Their firm was located in Tring, Hertfordshire, in south central England. The collection documents work from 1850 to 1914, although these papers relate mostly to the period 1875-1900.The Shugar and Vaisey practice was mainly property and probate law. The bulk of the material in this collection consists of conveyances, enfranchisements, indentures, title abstracts,...
Dates: 1832 - 1914

Plan of a demised tract containing about 1,488 acres

 Collection — Oversize_flat_file_folder 1: [Barcode: X032784011]
Identifier: MSS-16948
Content Description This collection contains one hand-drawn tract map titled "Demised Tract Containing About 1,488 Acres." It measures 16 X 22 inches and is on architectural vellum; no surveyor is noted. The properties of Dr. Wm. A. Horsley and Wm. D. Cabell border the tract. The tract mapped an area formerly in Amherst County, now Nelson County, known as Wingina, formerly Hardwicksville. Indicated on the tract are some structures depicted with a small drawing on the demised property. These include Lock No. 32,...
Dates: c. 1870

Plan of a demised tract containing about 1,488 acres

 Unprocessed Material — Oversize_flat_file_folder 1: [Barcode: X032784011]
Identifier: ViU-2024-0048

Seymour I. Schwartz papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ViU-2020-0111

Sir Robert Hadow papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ViU-2023-0144

Walter Hauser papers-addition 1

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ViU-2022-0112
Dates: Majority of material found within 1976-1985