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Map of Richmond, Virginia, and its environs : showing the rebel forts, etc.

Title
Map of Richmond, Virginia, and its environs : showing the rebel forts, etc.
Author
Harper & Brothers, creator, publisher.
Publication
[New York, N.Y.] : [Harper and Bros.], December 6, 1862.

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 17-5485Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

Details

Found In
Harper's weekly. (Dec. 6, 1862) (OCoLC)2441043
Description
1 map; 35 x 23 cm, on sheet 41 x 28 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US251.1.02
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Maps.
Note
  • Also shows major roads, railroads, and notable physical features.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Oriented with north toward upper left.
  • Includes a "circle 3 miles radius" around Richmond, Virginia.
  • "780, Harper's weekly, December 6, 1862" -- top margin.
  • Text verso includes two paragraphs titled "Richmond, Virginia." There is also a small view at the bottom of verso: Aquia Creek, on the Potomac, new base of supplies of the Army of the Potomac.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 17-5485
OCLC
123378246
Author
Harper & Brothers, creator, publisher.
Title
Map of Richmond, Virginia, and its environs : showing the rebel forts, etc.
Publisher
[New York, N.Y.] : [Harper and Bros.], December 6, 1862.
Cartographic Data
Scale not given (W 77°36ʹ--W 77°20ʹ/N 37°38ʹ--N 37°26ʹ).
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. 8, page 526, column 2, no. 4
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy detached from: Harper's weekly, Dec. 6, 1862, p. 779-780; the map appears on p. 780, with a brief introduction on p. 779 which also refers to the view of Aquia Creek at the bottom of p. 779.
NYPL Map Div. copy p. 779 illegible due to mounting on cloth.
Source
US251.1.02
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Chronological Term
1861-1865
Place of Publication
United States New York (State) New York.
Found In:
Harper's weekly. (Dec. 6, 1862) (OCoLC)2441043
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-5485
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