Old Forestry Map of West Virginia by Sargent, 1882: Charleston, Huntington, Ohio River, Alleghenies, Spruce Knob medicine Bus Route 6

Bus Route 6

This map is not just a geographical document but a testament to the ambitions and dreams of an era

Harrow on the Hill

published by Dutch mapmaker Abraham Ortelius in his 1595 edition of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum - the most important collection of world maps of the 16th century

alongside those of the Welsh clan and family chiefs

Old Forestry Map of West Virginia by Sargent, 1882: Charleston, Huntington, Ohio River, Alleghenies, Spruce Knob medicine Bus Route 6Map of West Virginia: Showing the Distribution of Forests is a luminous 1882 state portrait conceived by Charles S. Sargent for the Department of the Interiors Census Office and printed by Julius Bien & Co. Lith. A disciplined palette parcels the mountains into zones of pine, spruce, and hardwood, each hue keyed in a lucid legend that makes forestry legible at a glance. Contour like isolines impart depth to the terrain, guiding the eye along watershed