For researchers and others interested in the history and architecture of
late 19th century Richmond can now explore the city through a new resources
that was recently added to VCU Libraries' Digital Collections
<http://dig.library.vcu.edu/>

A fully digital and interactive version of the Baist *Atlas of the City of
Richmond* <http://labs.library.vcu.edu/baist-atlas/>, published in 1889, is
available online. The atlas consists of an index map and twenty large linen
plates (18 ½ inches tall by 28 inches wide) mapping all areas of the city
including parts of Henrico and Chesterfield counties and part of the City
of Manchester, now Richmond’s South Side, which was then an independent
city.

   - Examine the atlas map plates within the context and street views of a
   modern day Google map
   - Explore points of interest and historic images of Richmond
   - Use a street index to research and discover 1889 Richmond at the
   street level

Visit the site HERE <http://labs.library.vcu.edu/baist-atlas/>.

An article about the Baist map digital collection is available HERE
<http://bit.ly/newsatlas>.

Visit the site and let us know what you think. Thanks.

- Ray

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Ray Bonis
Archives Coordinator
Special Collections and Archives
James Branch Cabell Library
VCU Libraries
901 Park Ave. VCU Box 842033
Richmond, VA 23284-2033

(804) 828-1108
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*www.library.vcu.edu/about/special-collections/cabell/
<http://www.library.vcu.edu/about/special-collections/cabell/>*

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