COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Richardson's Map Of West Virginia.
Obj Height cm:
64
Obj Width cm:
45
Scale 1:
760,320
Note:
Copyright 1864. The first separate map of West Virginia listed in Phillips. No other references found - precedes the two West Virginia oil maps listed in Streeter (3919, 3924). Folded originally, now flat. Virginia is shown as East Virginia. Shows Oil Works, Iron Mines, Coal Mines, as well as several manuscript notions on the location of coal and oil deposits. An attractive map with ornate decorative border, and most likely the first separately published map of this new state. Outline color showing state borders. Not in Stephenson. Tooley lists an (1862) edition (although West Virginia was created in 1863) and the 1864. Tooley also lists a map of Texas by this same Richardson, 1860 - we believe this is incorrect - the Texas map was by Willard Richardson (see Day, Maps of Texas). Scarce.
Reference:
P-Maps 1067; Tooley Dictionary p 538.
Full Title:
Richardson's Map Of West Virginia Showing the principal Creeks, Rivers and Line of Internal Improvements. Designed for the use of Oil, Coal, Land & Mining Companies. Sold by John Olcott, 36 Pine St. New York. Second Edition. Richardson & Son, Civil ad Mining Engineers, Mineral Surveyors &c. 36 Pine St. N.Y. and Charleston West Va. A. Brown & Co. 47 Nassau St. N.Y. Entered ... 1864, by C.S. Richardson ... New York.
List No:
4190.000
Series No:
1
Pub Date:
1864
Pub Title:
Richardson's Map Of West Virginia Showing the principal Creeks, Rivers and Line of Internal Improvements. Designed for the use of Oil, Coal, Land & Mining Companies. Sold by John Olcott, 36 Pine St. New York. Second Edition. Richardson & Son, Civil ad Mining Engineers, Mineral Surveyors &c. 36 Pine St. N.Y. and Charleston West Va. A. Brown & Co. 47 Nassau St. N.Y. Entered ... 1864, by C.S. Richardson ... New York.
Pub Reference:
P-Maps 1067; Tooley Dictionary p 538.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
4190.000
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
64
Pub Width cm:
45
Image No:
4190000
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 1998
Publisher Location:
Charleston, West Virginia
Publisher:
Richardson & Son.
Type:
Separate Map
State/Province:
West Virginia
Subject:
Oil
Engraver or Printer:
Brown, A. & Co.
Publication Author:
Richardson, C.S.
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Author:
Richardson, C.S.
Date:
1864
Richardson's Map Of West Virginia.
