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The Memphis/Shelby County Map and Poster Collection is located
in the Memphis and Shelby County Room. The collection includes over
5000 maps and posters of local and regional interest. The maps are
catalogued in the computer
catalog and accessible by subject and keyword (example:
Memphis (Tenn.) - Maps - 1870). The poster collection includes
Memphians During War (patriotic posters from World War I, World
War II and other wars) and the
Beale Street Collection (musical advertisement posters). Both
of these collections have published finding aids.
The Library of Congress has two birds-eye view maps of Memphis
on their website. These maps can be enlarged to show neighborhoods
and individual buildings (street names and addresses have changed
over the years). Please remember to check the computer catalog for
other Memphis map holdings and
Shelby County map holdings.
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The above 1870 map is reasonably accurate. Most of the buildings
and streets are drawn realistically. The 1887 map is somewhat
less accurate. The artist took some liberties with the sizes of
the buildings. However, both maps are extremely useful in determining
the early layout and development of the city.
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Library of Congress Civil War Map
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