Maps of Vermont ranging from the eighteenth century through the present day.
"Scenic and historic Vermont." Vermont Maps, 1964. G3751.E635 1964 .V47. Evans Map Room, Dartmouth College.
About the Collection
Vermont Maps illustrates the history and geography of the state, as well as its peoples, businesses, and communities over time. As a result, the creation, publication, and distribution of maps in this collection varies widely. Many come from government agencies, such as the United State Census Bureau, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, or the Vermont Highway Planning Division. Others were distributed by tourist or recreation agencies to capture the state’s network of ski trails, hiking trails, covered bridges, and even authors' birthplaces. Still others are the hand-drawn work of individuals: Mary and Elizabeth Fullerton’s 1890s map of southern Woodstock, Vermont locates homes and the names of their residents; the engineer Caleb William’s 1778 map of Northern Vermont and Southern Quebec draws dotted lines to mark routes frequently traveled by the Abenaki.
Each map’s design and content varies, of course, to support its unique purpose. The maps may be read variously as geographic plans, as aesthetic objects, or as compilations of data. Together, these maps suggests how Vermont has been perceived and visually reconstructed, over time and across industries.
The original maps are housed in Evans Map Room, Dartmouth Libraries.
Rights Information
Dartmouth College Library assigns a Creative Commons BY-NC license to the digital work and associated web site.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1349/ddlp.3993