Join us for Map Day at the Library of Virginia, featuring a display of maps from our collection; guided tours of the exhibition “Mapping the Commonwealth, 1816–1826”; map evaluations and conservation assessments; and presentations from cartographic history scholars on the topic of state maps.

Map Day Schedule:

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Concurring Exhibition Tours & Map Evaluations/Assessments

Guided Tours of “Mapping the Commonwealth, 1816–1826”
Cassandra Farrell, exhibition curator and the Library’s senior map archivist, will lead tours of the Library’s current exhibition.
Map Evaluations & Assessments
Experts from Old World Auctions, specialists in antique maps from the 15th through the 20th centuries, will provide free map evaluations, including information on authenticity, an estimate of value, and an assessment of condition. They will provide verbal evaluations, not written appraisals. Due to time constraints, participants are limited to two map evaluations each. The Library’s conservator, Leslie Courtois, will also be available to provide conservation assessments and recommendations.

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch. Optional boxed lunches will be available for purchase from WHISK at the Library of Virginia.

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Presentations

1:00 PM | “Compiled from Official Sources”: The First Official State Maps
Presented by Ronald Grim, Washington Map Society vice president and program chair.
2:00 PM | Selling Virginia: State Maps and the Marketplace, 1800–1840
Presented by Martin Brueckner, professor and director of the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture at the University of Delaware.

This is a free event, but registration is required. Limited free parking is available underneath the Library at 800 East Broad Street. For more information, contact Anne McCrery at anne.mccrery@lva.virginia.gov or 804.692.3568.

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