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Map Battle of Cerro Gordo April 17th & 18th 1847 : from surveys made by Major Turnbull, Capt. McClellan, Topl. Engs.

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Title

  • Battle of Cerro Gordo April 17th & 18th 1847 : from surveys made by Major Turnbull, Capt. McClellan, Topl. Engs.

Names

  • McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885, cartographer.
  • Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866.
  • Turnbull, Wm. (William), 1800-1857, surveyor.

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.] : [Publisher not identified], 1847.

Headings

  • -  Cerro Gordo, Battle of, Mexico, 1847--Maps
  • -  Xalapa (Mexico)--History--Maps
  • -  Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Maps
  • -  Mexico--Xalapa

Genre

  • Military maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Annotated in colored pencil and sectioned into 8 and mounted on cloth.
  • -  Phillips, 217
  • -  LC copy signed on verso: No. 124, Cerro Gordo, Battle of 1847. Millard Fillmore. Sectioned into 8 and mounted on cloth, folded to 17 x 13 cm
  • -  Includes information on troop numbers and divisions.

Medium

  • 1 map : hand colored ; 31 x 38 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G4412.C4S44 1847 .M3

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018593098

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Mcclellan, George B. , Cartographer, Winfield Scott, and Wm Turnbull. Battle of Cerro Gordo April 17th & 18th: from surveys made by Major Turnbull, Capt. McClellan, Topl. Engs. [Washington, D.C.: Publisher not identified, 1847] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018593098/.

APA citation style:

McClellan, G. B., Scott, W. & Turnbull, W. (1847) Battle of Cerro Gordo April 17th & 18th: from surveys made by Major Turnbull, Capt. McClellan, Topl. Engs. [Washington, D.C.: Publisher not identified] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018593098/.

MLA citation style:

Mcclellan, George B. , Cartographer, Winfield Scott, and Wm Turnbull. Battle of Cerro Gordo April 17th & 18th: from surveys made by Major Turnbull, Capt. McClellan, Topl. Engs. [Washington, D.C.: Publisher not identified, 1847] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2018593098/>.