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Map of the Department of the Columbia

Title
Map of the Department of the Columbia / projected and compiled at the Engineer Office, Department of the Columbia, by Lieut. Thomas W. Symons, Corps of Engineers ; assisted by Alfred Downing and C.C. Manning, topographical assistants, U.S. Army ; drawn by Alfred Downing, topographical assistant.
Author
Symons, T. W. (Thomas William), 1849-1920
Publication
  • [Washington, D.C.] : Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, [1885]
  • [New York] : Julius Bien & Co., Photo Lith.

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 15-5374Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Downing, Alfred
  • Manning, C. C.
  • MacMurray, J. W. (Junius Wilson), -1898.
  • United States. Army. Department of the Columbia.
  • United States. Army. Office of the Chief of Engineers, publisher.
  • Julius Bien & Co., lithographer.
Description
1 map; 81 x 106 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US030.3.06
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
  • Includes list of sources consulted in compilation.
  • Shows military stations occupied and abandoned as of June 1, 1885, railroads existing and projected, wagon roads, and lighthouses.
  • Map has date "1881"--The date of the first edition.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 15-5374
OCLC
30379764
Author
Symons, T. W. (Thomas William), 1849-1920, creator.
Title
Map of the Department of the Columbia / projected and compiled at the Engineer Office, Department of the Columbia, by Lieut. Thomas W. Symons, Corps of Engineers ; assisted by Alfred Downing and C.C. Manning, topographical assistants, U.S. Army ; drawn by Alfred Downing, topographical assistant.
Publisher
[Washington, D.C.] : Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, [1885]
Manufacturer
[New York] : Julius Bien & Co., Photo Lith.
Edition
2nd edition, revised June 1st 1885 / by Capt. J.W. MacMurray.
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:1,000,000 (W 126°--W 113°/N 49°--N 42°).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 10, page 319, column c, row 7
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 51483.
Source
US030.3.06
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Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added Author
United States. Army. Department of the Columbia.
Downing, Alfred, draftsman.
Manning, C. C.
MacMurray, J. W. (Junius Wilson), -1898.
United States. Army. Office of the Chief of Engineers, publisher.
Julius Bien & Co., lithographer.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 15-5374
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