[Map of King William County, Va.] / - Public domain map

"Map from the Confederate Engineer Bureau in Richmond, Va. General J.F. Gilmer, Chief Engineer[.] Presented to the Virginia Historical Society by his only daughter, Mrs. J.F. Minis, Sav[ana]h, Ga."--Hanwritten note on map.
"This county contains 310 square miles. The lines of the rivers as far as practicable were run by the instrument and the houses on the opposite sides were established by intersecting sights. Wooded land is noted by green tints; open land by burnt ochre. Public roads are shown by double red lines. Neighborhood and farm roads by single lines, paths by dotted lines."--handwritten note on map.
Forms part of the Gilmer Map Collection.
Relief shown by hachures.
Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
Gift of Mrs. Louisa Porter (Gilmer) Minis (i.e., Mrs. J. F. Minis), Savannah, Ga., in 1911.
Manuscripts o.s.