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Map [Civil War proof maps : United States].

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About this Item

Title

  • [Civil War proof maps : United States].

Names

  • Waters-Son (Firm)

Created / Published

  • [New York : Waters & Son, 1862-1864]

Headings

  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Map printing--Specimens
  • -  Proofs (Printing)--Maps
  • -  United States

Notes

  • -  Most maps show troop movements and positions, fortifications, battle sites, or other military operations.
  • -  Includes maps of Puebla, Mexico, Sonderburg, Denmark, the Bering Strait, and the English Channel.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures on some maps.
  • -  Title derived from dealer description.
  • -  Similar maps reproduced in the New York Herald.
  • -  Some maps annotated in colored pencil.
  • -  Inventory in Geography & Map Division Reading Room.
  • -  Some sheets torn and missing small sections along edges.
  • -  Acquisitions control no. 1996-38, 1991-32, 1991-33

Medium

  • 55 maps on 44 sheets ; 47 x 36 cm. or smaller, sheets 56 x 40 cm. or smaller.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3701.S5 svar .W3

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2002626097

Online Format

  • image

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Waters-Son. Civil War proof maps: United States. [New York: Waters & Son, to 1864, 1862] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2002626097/.

APA citation style:

Waters-Son. (1862) Civil War proof maps: United States. [New York: Waters & Son, to 1864] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2002626097/.

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Waters-Son. Civil War proof maps: United States. [New York: Waters & Son, to 1864, 1862] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2002626097/>.