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Map Map of a reconnaissance of the approaches to Philadelphia showing the positions and lines of defence on the north front of the city

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Title

  • Map of a reconnaissance of the approaches to Philadelphia showing the positions and lines of defence on the north front of the city

Names

  • United States Coast Survey.
  • Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.
  • Davidson, George, 1825-1911.

Created / Published

  • 1863.

Headings

  • -  Philadelphia (Pa.)--Defenses--Maps
  • -  Philadelphia (Pa.)--Maps
  • -  Philadelphia Metropolitan Area (Pa.)--Maps
  • -  Fortification--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Maps
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Genre

  • Manuscript maps
  • Topographic maps

Notes

  • -  Topographic map of the northern part of Philadelphia County and small adjacent part of Montgomery County showing proposed 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-order Civil War batteries.
  • -  Signed in handwriting: George Davidson, Asst. Engr. Fortifications.
  • -  Pen-and-ink, red ink (contours), and watercolors.
  • -  Former ownership rubber-stamping below title: U.S.C. & G. Survey, Library and Archives, no. 127.
  • -  "No. 2865X" and "854W 1863" (former Coast Survey numbers) handwritten in ink on adhesive labels at corner of each sheet.
  • -  Imperfect: brittle, water-stained along left and right sides.
  • -  Includes note added in Davidson's handwriting.
  • -  LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 358.25

Medium

  • 1 map on 10 sheets : col., ms., cloth backing ; 153 x 296 cm., sheets 79 x 85 cm. or smaller.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3824.P5S5 1863 .U5

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 99446369

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

United States Coast Survey, A. D Bache, and George Davidson. Map of a reconnaissance of the approaches to Philadelphia showing the positions and lines of defence on the north front of the city. 1863. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/99446369/.

APA citation style:

United States Coast Survey, Bache, A. D. & Davidson, G. (1863) Map of a reconnaissance of the approaches to Philadelphia showing the positions and lines of defence on the north front of the city. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/99446369/.

MLA citation style:

United States Coast Survey, A. D Bache, and George Davidson. Map of a reconnaissance of the approaches to Philadelphia showing the positions and lines of defence on the north front of the city. 1863. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/99446369/>.