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Map Map of Jefferson County, Va. photographed for the Bureau of Topographical Engineers Oct., 1862.

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Title

  • Map of Jefferson County, Va. photographed for the Bureau of Topographical Engineers Oct., 1862.

Summary

  • Shows Jefferson County before the formation of West Virginia in 1863.

Names

  • United States. Topographical Bureau.
  • Brown, Samuel Howell.

Created / Published

  • [S.l. : s.n., 1862?]

Headings

  • -  Jefferson County (W. Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--West Virginia--Jefferson County

Notes

  • -  Based on Brown, S. Howell. Map of Jefferson County, Virginia ([Staunton, Va.? : S. Howell Brown?], 1852).
  • -  Oriented with north to upper right.
  • -  Relief shown with hachures.
  • -  Similar to no. 700.5 (1862), LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.).
  • -  Sun print.
  • -  This item is in the Map Collection of the Library of Virginia; please contact the Library's Archives Research Services department for more information.
  • -  c. 1, Dec. 2002, source unknown, Map Cataloging Team; c. 2, photocopy, LVA.
  • -  c. 1, postive brownline, map accession no. 2536 (1967); c. 2, no. 2535 (1967)(on 4 sheets, negative photostats, sheets 45 x 59 cm.).
  • -  Civil War Map Proj. no.: lva00085.
  • -  Conservation: Etherington Conservation Center, July 2002.
  • -  Digital image available: 18.5 x 24 in.
  • -  Previously filed as: 754.99 1862.

Medium

  • 1 map on 4 sheets : photocopy, mounted on paper ; sheets 45 x 59 cm.

Repository

  • Library of Virginia Richmond, VA 23219-8000 USA vau For copies contact: Archives Research Services.

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United States Topographical Bureau, and Samuel Howell Brown. Map of Jefferson County, Va. photographed for the Bureau of Topographical Engineers Oct. [S.l.: s.n., ?, 1862] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/lva0000085/.

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United States Topographical Bureau & Brown, S. H. (1862) Map of Jefferson County, Va. photographed for the Bureau of Topographical Engineers Oct. [S.l.: s.n., ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/lva0000085/.

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United States Topographical Bureau, and Samuel Howell Brown. Map of Jefferson County, Va. photographed for the Bureau of Topographical Engineers Oct. [S.l.: s.n., ?, 1862] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/lva0000085/>.