Maps from the Library of Leonard and Virginia Woolf, 1815-1956

Overview of the Collection

Title
Maps from the Library of Leonard and Virginia Woolf
Dates
1815-1956 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box, (49 items)
Collection Number
Cage 665 (collection)
Summary
Leonard and Virginia Woolf assembled this collection of 49 maps, which once formed part of their library. The large number of road maps attest to their enjoyment of driving vacations around Europe.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English, French, Italian, and Greek.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Leonard and Virginia Woolf assembled this collection of 49 maps, which once formed part of their library. The large number of road maps attest to their enjoyment of driving vacations around Europe. Of particular interest are two maps (numbers 2 and 3) of Rodmell, England; where in 1919, Leonard and Virginia Woolf purchased a country home. It was in this home, named Monk’s House (though it was never inhabited by monks), that Virginia Woolf wrote Jacob’s Room. Maps 2 and 3 were bound and titled by Virginia Woolf and contain annotations by Leonard Woolf.

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Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] Maps from the Library of Leonard and Virginia Woolf, 1815-1956

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is arranged geographically by country.

Location of Collection

Items 2 and 3 are located in the oversize map case.

Acquisition Information

This collection of maps arrived at the Washington State University Libraries in 1970 as part of the acquisition of the personal library of Leonard and Virginia Woolf, including works by Sir Leslie Stephen, as well as books previously owned by him or other family members.

Processing Note

This collection was processed by Trevor J. Bond in 1998.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
item
1
The Royal Automobile Club Official Motoring Map of Central Europe and Algeria. George Philip and Son.
Container(s) Description
item
2 oversize
Rodmell and Telscombe. Edition of 1931. [annotations in Leonard Woolf's hand; binding and manuscript title-plate by Virginia Woolf. Located in oversize map case.]
3 oversize
Rodmell and Brooks. Edition of 1931. annotations in Leonard Woolf's hand; binding and manuscript title-plate by Virginia Woolf. Located in oversize map case.]
Ordnance Survey Quarter-Inch Map of Great Britain (Fourth Edition) with National Grid
item
4
Sheet 2 England, North Central 1946
5
Sheet 3 The Forth, Clyde and Tay 1934
6
Sheet 4 Glasgow and the Middle West 1934
7
Sheet 4 North Wales and Manchester 1946
8
Sheet 5 Eastern Highlands 1934
9
Sheet 6 Skye and the Outer Hebrides 1934
10
Sheet 10 England, South-West 1946
11
Sheet 11 England, South 1945
item
12
Ordnance Survey New Popular Edition One-Inch Map of England and Wales Truro and Falmouth Sheet 190. 1946
13
Ordnance Survey New Popular Edition One-Inch Map of England and Weston-Super-Mare Sheet 165. 1958
14
Ordnance Survey Layered Map of England and Wales. Fourth Edition. Sheet 3. 1935-
Container(s) Description
item
15
Bartholomew's Town Plan of London Central Area. Scale: 3 1/4 in. to 1 mile. With index to streets. [torn spine]
16
List of Principal Streets in London showing in each case the Initial of the Postal District and the Number of the Office of Delivery. March, 1917. [some tears and folded corners]
17
The London Street Guide with 3 Maps
18
Bus Map Central Areas London Transport Number 4 - 1937
19
Underground Railway Map London Transport Number 1 - 1937.
20
List of Streets, Etc. on Stanford's Four Inch Map of Central London. [lacking cover]
21
London's Countryside: A Map-Guide for the Antiquarian Tourist and Sportsman. Philips' Series of map Guides: No. 2. [some tears]
Container(s) Description
Carte Michelin de la France [ca. 1948].
item
22
Carte Michelin de la France Le Havre-Amiens N° 52
23
Carte Michelin de la France Cherbourg-Rouen N° 54.
24
Carte Michelin de la France Paris-Caen N° 55. [detached front cover]
25
Carte Michelin de la France Paris-Reims N° 56.
26
Carte Michelin de la France St Brieuc-Rennes N° 59.
27
Carte Michelin de la France Paris-Le Mans N° 60.
28
Carte Michelin de la France Vannes-Angers N° 63.
29
Carte Michelin de la France Angers-Orleans N° 64.
30
Carte Michelin de la France Auxerre-Dijon N° 65.
31
Carte Michelin de la France Niort-Chateauroux N° 68.
32
Carte Michelin de la France La Rochelle-Bordeaux N° 71
33
Carte Michelin de la France Angouleme-Limoges N° 72.
34
Carte Michelin de la France Clermont-Lyon N° 73.
35
Carte Michelin de la France Bordeaux-Tulle N° 75.
36
Carte Michelin de la France Aurillac-St. Etienne N° 76. [detached front cover; back cover annotated by Leonard Woolf]
37
Carte Michelin de la France Valence-Grenoble N° 77.
38
Carte Michelin de la France Bordeaux-Montauban N° 79.
39
Carte Michelin de la France Rodez-Nimes N° 80.
40
Carte Michelin de la France Avignon-Digne N° 81.
41
Carte Michelin de la France Marseille N° 84. [lacking front cover]
42
N. 2 Bretagne Carte Regionale Shell. 1936
43
St. Valery - Ammeville. 1889. [drawing of a face in ink on verso]
44
Service map of France Belgium and Adjoining Territory compiled and drawn by the Automobile Association
Container(s) Description
item
45
Bertarelli, L. V. [Map of the French and Italian Rivieras].
Container(s) Description
item
46
Tourist Map of Greece, ed. By the National Tourist Office of Greece. Athens, 1953.
Container(s) Description
item
47
Map of Kandy Town about the year 1815.
48
Ceylon, Published under the orders of the Surveyonr General, 1953. [annotated numbers on verso by Leonard Woolf]
49
[Ceylon] Itinerary map. Government tourist bureau Ceylon travel centre, 1956. [map was inserted in The Ceylon and Literary Register, vol. IX, part II.]

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Roads -- Europe -- Maps.
  • Roads -- Maps.

Geographical Names

  • England -- Maps.

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Library of Leonard and Virginia Woolf. (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Trevor J. Bond
2016

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