Caracristi, J. F. Z. and F. Geese. Office Map of the City of Richmond, Va. and Surroundings, 1873. Richmond: J.F.Z. Caracristi, 1873.
The City of Richmond evolved from a trading post at Shockoe Creek to become Virginia’s capital city. The Library of Virginia's collection of manuscript and published maps of Richmond spans more than two hundred years. These maps are available for research in the Library’s Archives, Maps, and Special Collections Reading Rooms.
Researchers should note that this bibliographic work is not a complete list of maps of Richmond in the Library of Virginia’s collections.
Historical Virginia fire insurance maps that are in black and white and searchable by city or town. They include information such as building outline, size and shape, windows and doors, street and sidewalk widths, boundaries, and property numbers. Details on building use are often provided, as well as the depiction of pipelines, railroads, wells, water mains, dumps, and other features likely to affect the property's vulnerability to earthquake, fire, and flood.
Historical Virginia fire insurance maps and real estate atlases that are in color and searchable by address, place name, or geographic coordinates. High definition, color and gray-scale images display important historical details such as construction materials which are not visible on black and white map scans. Original index maps have been overlaid with a modern street map to make research easier. Includes some plat books. Coverage: Maps in the public domain 1865–1963.
Compiled by Cassandra Farrell
Revised March 2023