Map of Virginia and West Va., North & part of South Carolina, Maryland & Delaware, showing the situation in these states of schools taught by graduates of the Hampton Normal & Agricultural Institute from 1871 to 1876

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@ Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. The New York Public Library

Description

Does not show any schools in Maryland and Delaware.Relief shown by hachures.Shows radial distances from Hampton.Also shows and identifies counties and railroads.Prime meridians: Washington, D.C. and Greenwich.Mounted on large sheet alongside map is original printed letter, dated Jan. 1877, from S.C. Armstrong, principal of the Institute, explaining the use of star symbols for schools on the map and the impact of the institute in training teachers.

Type:

Text

Format:

Maps

Contributors:

Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute (Va.)American Photo-Lithographic Company

Created Date:

1876

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