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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Primary Collecting Areas:
Local/regional history (Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, and Appalachian South); the American Civil War; Science and technology history (incl. aerospace, aeronautics, engineering, and speculative fiction); History of women in architecture (incl. the International Archive of Women in Architecture); Culinary history (incl. Virginia and southern cookery, children’s cookbooks and nutrition, food production and technology, and cocktail history); University Archives
Description:
Special Collections is located in Carol M. Newman Library at Virginia Tech. Special Collections includes manuscript collections, rare books, and the University Archives, as well as state, local and historical maps and photographs. Our mission is to collect and preserve unique, historical materials and provide access to them in their original form.
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Start Over Repository Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Date range 1626
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

America With Those Known Parts in That Unknowne Worlde Both People and Manner of Buildings Discribed and Inlarged (Reproduction)

0.1 Cubic Feet 17.5 x 23
Reproduction of map of North and South America, dated 1626. Lightly tinted. Text in English. Cartouches around border show illustrations of native peoples, and major settlements and forts. Reproduced under the title "The Western Hemisphere in 1626," from a copy in the collection of Historic Urban Plans.
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America With Those Known Parts in That Unknowne Worlde Both People and Manner of Buildings Discribed and Inlarged (Reproduction) 0.1 Cubic Feet 17.5 x 23

Speed, John, 1552?-1629
Reproduction of map of North and South America, dated 1626. Lightly tinted. Text in English. Cartouches around border show illustrations of native peoples, and major settlements and forts. Reproduced under the title "The Western Hemisphere in 1626," from a copy in the collection of Historic Urban Plans.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Historical Maps Collection

45 Cubic Feet 13 flat file drawers
A collection of maps depicting geographic features, transportation routes, geological composition, historical settlements, themes, property divisions, and political boundaries, ranging in geographic scope from local (Virginia Tech campus maps) to global (world maps).
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Historical Maps Collection 45 Cubic Feet 13 flat file drawers

A collection of maps depicting geographic features, transportation routes, geological composition, historical settlements, themes, property divisions, and political boundaries, ranging in geographic scope from local (Virginia Tech campus maps) to global (world maps).
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

The Kingdome of Denmarke 1626 (Reproduction)

0.1 Cubic Feet 10 x 12 in.
Reproduction of 1626 map of the Kingdom of Denmark and surroundings. Text in (old) English. Brightly colored. The borders of the map are filled with a variety of illustrations in boxes - regional cities, and a variety of social "types" ("Merchant," "Noble Man," etc.).
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The Kingdome of Denmarke 1626 (Reproduction) 0.1 Cubic Feet 10 x 12 in.

Reproduction of 1626 map of the Kingdom of Denmark and surroundings. Text in (old) English. Brightly colored. The borders of the map are filled with a variety of illustrations in boxes - regional cities, and a variety of social "types" ("Merchant," "Noble Man," etc.).
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

The World (Reproduction)

0.1 Cubic Feet 24 x 17.5
Reproduction of map of the world ("A New and Accvrat Map of the World Drawne According to ye Truest Descriptions Latest Discoueries & Best Observations..."), dated 1626. 1 of 6 in a portfolio, published by Rand McNally. Portfolio accompanied by cover sheet entitled "A Portfolio of Six Antique Maps."
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The World (Reproduction) 0.1 Cubic Feet 24 x 17.5

Reproduction of map of the world ("A New and Accvrat Map of the World Drawne According to ye Truest Descriptions Latest Discoueries & Best Observations..."), dated 1626. 1 of 6 in a portfolio, published by Rand McNally. Portfolio accompanied by cover sheet entitled "A Portfolio of Six Antique Maps."

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