These books, produced from the archives of the Library of Congress and edited by Vincent Virga, offer a glimpse into the history of the United States through rare historical full-color maps, narrative captions, and short essays. Combining 50 rare, beautiful, and diverse maps of the Nutmeg State from the collections of the Library of Congress, a foreword by Vincent Virga about the Library of Congress collection and the Connecticut maps, informative captions about the origins and contents of those maps, and essays on state history, this book is a collectible for cartography buffs and a celebration of Connecticut for residents, former residents, and visitors.

Vincent Virga has been called, "America's foremost picture editor." He is the coauthor of Eyes of the Nation and the author of Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations, produced in cooperation with the Library of Congress.



Diana Ross McCain has written about Connecticut's past for more than 25 years and holds bachelor's and master's degrees in history. A frequent contributor to Early American Life and Connecticutmagazines, and The Hartford Courant, McCain wrote the award-winning publication To All on Equal Terms, the story ofConnecticut's official state heroine, Prudence Crandall.