The Maps of Norfolk, Virginia

The Maps of Norfolk, Virginia: Evolution of a City, the second book of Berent's Encyclopedia of Norfolk Virginia History-Geography, shows in stunning detail the phenomenal evolution of one of America's most historic and important cities. Utilizing more than two centuries of maps, this book features an extraordinary side-by-side comparison of Norfolk's most detailed borough and city maps. Dating from 1812 to the present, each map is scaled to identical size and divided by region, allowing the reader to pinpoint nearly every major change in the city, almost decade by decade. Also including regional maps from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as an index of Norfolk streets and subdivisions, The Maps of Norfolk, Virginia provides the ideal basemaps for the study of every facet of Norfolk history-geography, making this invaluable reference another significant contribution to American geography.