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Map of Greenbrier, Summers, Raleigh, Mercer and Monroe Counties, West Va. and Bland, Giles and Craig Counties, Va

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Covers the area between Raleigh Court House, Blue Sulphur Springs and Pearisburg, W. Va.

Drawn with colored ink and pencil on lined paper. Shows towns, roads, rivers and residences with some distances given.

Not drawn to scale.

One of a series of eight maps of southwestern Virginia and West Virginia. Originally in envelope with notations: "Maps of various kinds by residents of Western Virginia. Found among a few books &c which had belonged to Genl. Loring. This statement made by Mr. John Hart."

Oriented with north to the top.

Relief shown by shading.

This item is in the Map Collection of the Library of Virginia; please contact the Library's Archives Research Services department for more information.

Title and statement of responsiblity derived from Swem's Maps relating to Virginia.

Swem, E.G. Maps relating to Virginia, 958

Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

Jan. 1912, J. Hart, exchange; May. 2003, Map Cataloging Team.

Civil War project no.: lva00134.

Conservation: Etherington Conservation Center, May 2003.

Digital image available: 12 x 15.75 in.

Map accession no. 44 (1912)d.

Previously filed as: 754.M6 1861-1865 ca.1862 (6).

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virginia history civil war maps manuscript west virginia civil war maps military battles and campaigns geography and map division william wing loring map monroe counties craig counties plan settlement
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01/01/1862
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virginia history civil war maps manuscript west virginia civil war maps military battles and campaigns geography and map division william wing loring map monroe counties craig counties plan settlement