Historic Alexandria Maps

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Historic Alexandria Maps

Full-sized images of these maps can be found at the Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, except as noted.

1624, Map of Virginia, John Smith (Library of Congress)
1746, Survey Plat (Book of Surveys, 1746, Fairfax County Courthouse)
1748, “Plan of the Land where on Stands the Town of Alexandria,” George Washington (Library of Congress)
1749, “A Plan of Alexandria now Belhaven,” George Washington (Library of Congress)
1763, “Alexandria,” George West (Library of Congress
1782, “Amérique Campagne - Camp a’Alexandrie [sic],” Comte de Rochambeau (Library of Congress)
1798, “Plan of the Town of Alexandria in the District of Columbia,” Colonel George Gilpin (Library of Congress)
1862, Sneden Map of U.S. Forts and Batteries near Alexandria (Library of Congress)
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1624, Map of Virginia, John Smith (Library of Congress)
1624, Map of Virginia
John Smith

"Virginia / discovered and discribed by Captayn John Smith, 1606; graven by William Hole," published London 1624.

Source: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.
Call Number: G3880 1624 .S541 Vault
Digital ID: g3880.ct000377
1746, Survey Plat (Book of Surveys, 1746, Fairfax County Courthouse)
1746, Survey Plat

Source: Book of Surveys, 1746, Fairfax County Courthouse
1748, “Plan of the Land where on Stands the Town of Alexandria,” George Washington (Library of Congress)
1748, Plan of the Land where on Stands the Town of Alexandria
George Washington

Source: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.
Call Number: G3884.A3 1748 .W3 Vault
Digital ID: (recto) g3884a.ct000368r; (verso) g3884a.ct000368v
1749, “A Plan of Alexandria now Belhaven,” George Washington (Library of Congress)
1749, “A Plan of Alexandria now Belhaven”
George Washington

Source: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.
Call Number G3884.A4 1763.W4 Vault
1763, “Alexandria,” George West (Library of Congress
1763, Alexandria
George West

Source: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.
Call Number G3884.A4 1763.W4 Vault
1782, “Amérique Campagne - Camp a’Alexandrie [sic],” Comte de Rochambeau (Library of Congress)
1782, Amérique Campagne - Camp a’Alexandrie [sic]
Comte de Rochambeau

From Amérique Campagne, an atlas of 40 maps

Source: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.
Call Number: G1201.S3 R65 1782 Vault : Roch 67
Digital ID: g3701sm gar00001
1798, “Plan of the Town of Alexandria in the District of Columbia,” Colonel George Gilpin (Library of Congress)
1798, Plan of the Town of Alexandria in the District of Columbia
Colonel George Gilpin

Source: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.
Call Number: G3884.A3 1798 .G5 Vault
Digital ID: g3884a.ct001432
1862, Sneden Map of U.S. Forts and Batteries near Alexandria (Library of Congress)
1862, The U.S. forts and batteries near Alexandria Va. Sept 1862
Showing Fort Lyon with extended works
Robert Knox Sneden

Source: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.
Repository: Virginia Historical Society
Digital ID: gvhs01 vhs00110