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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, topgraphical assistant.
- Author
- Symons, T. W. (Thomas William), 1849-1920
- Publication
- [Washington, D.C.] : Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, [1887]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Supervised use | Map Div. 15-5373 | Schwarzman Building - Map Division Room 117 |
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- Description
- 1 map; 81 x 104 cm
- Alternative Title
- Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US030.3.05
- 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 Dec. 1, 1887, 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. 15-5373
- OCLC
- 35241933
- 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, topgraphical assistant.
- Publisher
- [Washington, D.C.] : Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, [1887]
- Edition
- 3rd edition, revised to Dec. 1887 / by 1st Lieut. Wm. C. Langfitt, Corps of Engrs., Engineer Officer.
- 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 320, column a, row 1
- Local Note
- NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 51484.
- Source
- US030.3.05
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- United States District of Columbia Washington.
- Added Author
- United States. Army. Department of the Columbia.Downing, Alfred, draftsman.Manning, C. C.Langfitt, W. C. (William Campbell), 1860-1934.United States. War Department. Office of the Chief of Engineers.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 15-5373