Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

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Conditions Governing Use

The contents of Folders C-1 - C-6 may not be reproduced. Other maps may not be reproduced due to copyright restrictions.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [map title], [(Map-####) map identification number], Historical Maps Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

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Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Historical Maps Collection was completed in June, 2025.

Scope and Content

This collection contains maps that range in geographic scope from the Virginia Tech campus to the world. Included are road and transportation maps, topographic maps, geological maps, historical maps, thematic maps, property maps, and political boundary maps, among others. While the collection includes images dating as early as the 16th century, these early maps are represented in the collection only by reproductions. The earliest original map in the collection dates to 1787.

Arrangement

The collection is organized primarily by geographic scope, ranging from Virginia Tech campus maps to world maps. Exceptions to this arrangement are railroad and American Civil War maps, which are positioned at the front of the collection. Individual categories of maps are arranged either alphabetically or chronologically.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Blacksburg (Va.)
• Maps (documents)
• Montgomery County (Va.)
• Railroad -- Maps
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields Maps
• United States -- Maps
• Virginia -- Maps
• Virginia, Southwest
• World maps -- Early works to 1800 -- Facsimiles

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the [collection name] by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

General

This guide describes the map collection's contents only at the subject and folder levels. Individual maps within the collection may be located by searching for specific titles (e.g., "Settlement Map of Pulaski County Virginia") or by subject (e.g., Pulaski County Maps).