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Map Map of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington

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Title

  • Map of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington

Names

  • United States. Corps of Topographical Engineers
  • McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885
  • Schedler, J. (Joseph)

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.? : s.n., 1862]

Headings

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

Genre

  • Topographic maps

Notes

  • -  Copy 1, northwestern and northeastern sheets dissected and mounted on linen, folded in covers (17 x 11 cm.); southwestern and southeastern sheets not dissected and lack covers. Copy 2, northeastern sheet dissected and mounted on linen, folded in covers (17 x 11 cm.); northwestern and southwestern not dissected and lack covers; southeastern sheet missing.
  • -  Vault
  • -  DCP
  • -  ARP
  • -  Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  Shows forts and batteries in the District of Columbia and immediate vicinity. Also shows "Battle field at Bull Run fought July 21st 1861."
  • -  At head of title: Surveys for military defences.
  • -  "Additions & corrections for Rappahannock and Rapid Ann Rivers and their vicinity ..." added to data used in compilation.
  • -  Mounted on cloth backing.
  • -  Includes "Data used in compilation," table of "Elevations above tide water," and "Geological profile of Loudoun County."
  • -  Library of Congress. Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 469

Medium

  • 1 map on 2 sheets ; 83 x 128 cm., sheets 83 x 64 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3881.S5 1862 .U53
  • G3881.S5 1862 .U53 Copy 2. Lacks eastern half of map.
  • G3881.S5 1862 .U53 Copy 3. Annotated in ink. Map extends South to Fredericksburg. Gift of Alan Voorhees.
  • G3881.S5 1862 .U53 Copy 4. Lacks western half and southeastern portion of map. Gift of Geo. B. McClellan, dec.d, July 31, 1963. Signed on back: Capt. Arthur McClellan, A.D.C.

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91685689

Online Format

  • image

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United States Corps Of Topographical Engineers, Irvin McDowell, and J Schedler. Map of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington. [Washington, D.C.?: s.n, 1862] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91685689/.

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United States Corps Of Topographical Engineers, McDowell, I. & Schedler, J. (1862) Map of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington. [Washington, D.C.?: s.n] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91685689/.

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United States Corps Of Topographical Engineers, Irvin McDowell, and J Schedler. Map of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington. [Washington, D.C.?: s.n, 1862] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/91685689/>.