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Map Section of the northern course of the canal from the tide in the Elk River at Frenchtown to the forked [oak] in Mr. Rudulph's swamp : [Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Maryland portion]

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Title

  • Section of the northern course of the canal from the tide in the Elk River at Frenchtown to the forked [oak] in Mr. Rudulph's swamp : [Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Maryland portion]

Names

  • Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820.

Created / Published

  • 1803.

Headings

  • -  Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (Del. and Md.)--Maps, Manuscript
  • -  Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (Del. and Md.)--Surveys--Maps, Manuscript
  • -  Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (Del. and Md.)--Planning--Maps, Manuscript
  • -  United States--Maryland--Chesapeake and Delaware Canal

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by shading, hachures, and spot heights.
  • -  Shows elevation of water levels at points along the canal route.
  • -  Also shows "Practicable southern course".
  • -  Oriented with north toward the upper right.
  • -  Pen-and-ink, lead pencil, and watercolors.
  • -  Sheet imperfect: torn at left and right sides, brittle, missing small sections in margins.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Includes notes, elevation cross-section at top, and scale diagram.

Medium

  • 1 map : ms., col., cloth backing ; 61 x 92 cm., folded to 67 x 50 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3832.C48 1803 .L3

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2001621324

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Latrobe, Benjamin Henry. Section of the northern course of the canal from the tide in the Elk River at Frenchtown to the forked oak in Mr. Rudulph's swamp: Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Maryland portion. 1803. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2001621324/.

APA citation style:

Latrobe, B. H. (1803) Section of the northern course of the canal from the tide in the Elk River at Frenchtown to the forked oak in Mr. Rudulph's swamp: Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Maryland portion. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2001621324/.

MLA citation style:

Latrobe, Benjamin Henry. Section of the northern course of the canal from the tide in the Elk River at Frenchtown to the forked oak in Mr. Rudulph's swamp: Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Maryland portion. 1803. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2001621324/>.