Map of a Part of Greenbrier County, West Va 1862

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Map Description

Old map of Greenbrier County, United States, West Virginia.

Created by William Wing Loring in 1862.

Drawn with pencil and ink on blue-lined paper. Shows towns, roads, rivers and mountains.
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.
Shows Lewisburg, W. Va. and the surrounding area.
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 responsibility derived from Swem's Maps relating to Virginia.
Swem, E.G. Maps relating to Virginia, 954
Jan. 1912, J. Hart, exchange; May 2003, Map Cataloging Team.
Civil War project no.: lva00137.
Conservation: Etherington Conservation Center, May 2003.
Digital image available: 12.5 x 16 in.
Map accession no.44 (1912)g.
Previously filed as: 754.M6 1861-1865 ca.1862 (2)