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Map Defenses of Washington, extract of military map of N.E. Virginia : showing forts and roads

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Title

  • Defenses of Washington, extract of military map of N.E. Virginia : showing forts and roads

Names

  • United States. War Department. Engineer Bureau.
  • Delafield, Richard, 1798-1873.
  • United States. Government Printing Office.

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O., 1891?]

Headings

  • -  Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Washington Metropolitan Area--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Fortification--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Fortification--Washington Metropolitan Area--Maps
  • -  Real property--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Real property--Washington Metropolitan Area--Maps
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington Metropolitan Area

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  Also shows woods and householders' names in rural areas.
  • -  In lower left corner: Accompanying report of Brig. Gen. Richard Delafield ... dated October 30, 1865, series III.
  • -  From: Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Washington, 1891-1895, plate 89, map 1.
  • -  In lower right corner: See Atlas, Plates VII. and VIII.
  • -  Includes note and coat of arms.
  • -  At head of coat of arms: No. 1.
  • -  LC copy 1 laminated and mounted on cloth backing; copy 2 fold-lined and mounted on paper backing.
  • -  3 copies
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 1 map : col. ; 41 x 33 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3851.S5 1865 .U5

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 88690675

Online Format

  • image

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United States War Department. Engineer Bureau, Richard Delafield, and United States Government Printing Office. Defenses of Washington, extract of military map of N.E. Virginia: showing forts and roads. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., ?, 1865] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/88690675/.

APA citation style:

United States War Department. Engineer Bureau, Delafield, R. & United States Government Printing Office. (1865) Defenses of Washington, extract of military map of N.E. Virginia: showing forts and roads. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/88690675/.

MLA citation style:

United States War Department. Engineer Bureau, Richard Delafield, and United States Government Printing Office. Defenses of Washington, extract of military map of N.E. Virginia: showing forts and roads. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., ?, 1865] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/88690675/>.