In Dec 2022 the library of Virginia sent out a post to subscribers about the maps drawn up by John Wood c.1820.
https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2022/12/05/a-map-of-madison-county/
n February 1816, the Virginia state legislature passed “An Act to provide an accurate chart of each county and a general map of the territory of this Commonwealth.” The provisions of the act were detailed and specific; each county was directed to contract with a qualified person to prepare an accurate chart of the county that incorporated boundaries at 200 poles to the inch, waterways, mountains, islands, principal roads, ferries and bridges (roads are colored red and waterways are blue), and the exact position of all the cities, towns, villages, mills, manufactories, and public houses. Beginning in 1819 John Wood served as the chief surveyor for this project and oversaw the completion of 96 counties and the drafting for six counties before his untimely death in 1822.
Among these maps held by the Library of Virginia is one for Cabell County! Is this the same map reproduced in our Heritage book for KYOWVA? Is a copy available at MU special collections?
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