Map [Map of northern Virginia and part of Maryland].

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Title: [Map of northern Virginia and part of Maryland].
Contributor Names: Abert, J. W. (James William), 1820-1897.
Created / Published: [S.l. : s.n. , 1862?]
Subject Headings: - Virginia, Northern--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps; - Virginia, Northern--Defenses--Maps; - Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps; - Washington Region--Maps; - United States--Virginia; - United States--Maryland; - United States--Washington--District of Columbia
Notes: - Relief shown by shading.; - Shows area south of Frederick, Maryland to Colchester, Virginia and west of Baltimore, Maryland to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, including fortifications at Munson Hill.; - Note on verso obscured by mounting: From Capt. James W. Abert, U.S. Army Topog. Engrs.; - LC copy annotated in ink: Capt. James W. Abert, Capt. U.S. Army Topog. Engrs.; - Title, date, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989.; - Sun print.; - LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 451.7; - LC copy: Annotated in ink, hand colored in watercolors, and mounted on cloth.; - Call no. cited in LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.): G3882.N6 186- .A3 Vault. $5 DLC; - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Medium: 1 map : hand col., photocopy (positive) ; 45 x 53 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location: G3882.V43S5 1862 .M3
Repository: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3882v.cw0451700
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007627328
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Description: Relief shown by shading. Shows area south of Frederick, Maryland to Colchester, Virginia and west of Baltimore, Maryland to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, including fortifications at Munson Hill. Note on verso obscured by mounting: From Capt. James W. Abert, U.S. Army Topog. Engrs. LC copy annotated in ink: Capt. James W. Abert, Capt. U.S. Army Topog. Engrs. Title, date, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Sun print. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 451.7 LC copy: Annotated in ink, hand colored in watercolors, and mounted on cloth. Call no. cited in LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.): G3882.N6 186- .A3 Vault. $5 DLC Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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Abert, J. W. [Map of northern Virginia and part of Maryland]. [S.l.: s.n. ?, 1862] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2007627328/. (Accessed September 26, 2017.)

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Abert, J. W. (1862) [Map of northern Virginia and part of Maryland]. [S.l.: s.n. ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2007627328/.

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Abert, J. W. [Map of northern Virginia and part of Maryland]. [S.l.: s.n. ?, 1862] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/2007627328/>.

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