An Atlas of Virginia, second edition, was published by the Virginia Geographic Alliance in 2002.
It was produced by Laurence W. Carstensen, Robert W. Morrill, and Joseph D. Enedy of the Virginia Geographic Alliance and made possible by grants from the Virginia Geographic Alliance, the Virginia Department of Education, and the National Geographic Society. The following photographs appeared on a CD that accompanied the Atlas.
Major categories are set up as separate “albums,” available in the boxes below. You may view each album as a slideshow or as a set of thumbnails, which can be enlarged by clicking on the photo.
Pound net enclosure (left) and lead net (right) to pound in the Chesapeake Bay
Pulling a pound net on the Chesapeake Bay
Pulling a pound net with catch
Shoveling fish from deck into the hold for packing
On-shore fish sorting
Fish sorting table
Drawing of an underwater pound net
Hoop net set underwater for fin fish
Striped bass caught in a hoop net
Large striped bass caught in a hoop net
Underwater drawing of a fyke net
Feeding net into water off of a reel
ISide feeding of gill net
Fishing from a small boat with a gill net on the Pamunkey River
Catch in a beach haul seine at Virginia Beach
Catch in a beach haul seine at Virginia Beach
Drawing of an underwater haul seine
Large menhaden boat using a purse seine on the Chesapeake Bay
Small boats bringing in purse seine nets
Vacuuming fish in hull of a menhaden boat
Separating menhaden
American eel in trap
Large American eel
Crab pot being prepared for setting at Tangier Island
Baited crab pot at Tangier Island
Pulling up a crab pot
Crab pot with catch
Crabman using mechanical winch to lift crab pot
Crabmen with hungry gulls flying overhead
Crab pot storage dock at the Chesapeake Bay
Drawing of a crab dredge
Dredge pulled along bottom to catch crabs
Crab pot of the crab dredge
Crab pot of a crab dredge
Peeler crab losing its shell in April-May
Peeler crab tank on Tangier Island
Chesapeake Bay crab
Unusually large (>7”) crab
Clam patent tongs for gathering clams from bottom of Chesapeake Bay
Clam patent tongs draining sand and mud on eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay
Emptying a clam tong
Clams ready for sorting
Clam patent tongs on deck
Basket of Chesapeake Bay clams
Wading to feel for clams with feet and using a float tube with a basket for holding clams
A clam pick on Hog Island (with clam signing hole in lower center of photo)
Clam digging at low tide on Hog Island
Using hand tongs over side of boat to gather oysters
Hand tongs used for oyster gathering
Chesapeake Dead Rise (boat type)
Crab pots stored along shoreline
Fishing boats tied up at dock with sailboat marina in background
Drawing of oyster tongs from boat
Drawing of oyster tongs from boat
