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Map of western Virginia : compiled from the best authorities, and printed at the Coast Survey Office, A.D. Bache, Supdt.
- Title
- Map of western Virginia : compiled from the best authorities, and printed at the Coast Survey Office, A.D. Bache, Supdt. / compiled by W.L. Nicholson, civ. engr.
- Author
- Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895
- Publication
- [Washington, D.C.] : [U.S. Coast Survey], 1862.
- [Washington, D.C. ?] : Chas. G. Krebs, Lith., 1862.
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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. 17-5417 | Schwarzman Building - Map Division Room 117 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 map, color; 58 x 50 cm, on sheet 63 x 55 cm
- Alternative Title
- Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US244.1.07
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Maps.
- Note
- General map of western Virginia extending from Staunton to Cumberland Gap and showing roads, railroads, cities and towns, rivers. This is the first of three issues in the Library of Congress published in 1862. This issue is characterized by the appearance of "Civ. Engr." after the compiler's name and a break in the border at the bottom of the map.
- Relief shown by hachures.
- Description derived from published bibliography.
- Indexed In (note)
- Library of Congress. Civil War Maps (2nd ed.)
- New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
- Call Number
- Map Div. 17-5417
- LCCN
- 99448502
- OCLC
- 51294064
- Author
- Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895, creator.
- Title
- Map of western Virginia : compiled from the best authorities, and printed at the Coast Survey Office, A.D. Bache, Supdt. / compiled by W.L. Nicholson, civ. engr.
- Publisher
- [Washington, D.C.] : [U.S. Coast Survey], 1862.
- Manufacturer
- [Washington, D.C. ?] : Chas. G. Krebs, Lith., 1862.
- Cartographic Data
- Scale approximately 1:887,000 (W 83°12ʹ--W 78°48ʹ/N 40°35ʹ--N 36°11ʹ).
- Type of Content
- cartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheet
- Indexed In:
- Library of Congress. Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 465.5New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 10, page 443, column 3, no. 7
- Source
- US244.1.07
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- United States District of Columbia Washington.
- Added Author
- Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.Krebs, Charles G., lithographer.United States Coast Survey, publisher, printer.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 17-5417