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Map [Maps of Nicaragua by U.S. Surveying Expeditions of 1872 & 1873 with plans of the proposed canal].

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Title

  • [Maps of Nicaragua by U.S. Surveying Expeditions of 1872 & 1873 with plans of the proposed canal].

Names

  • Philip, James B.
  • U.S. Surveying Expedition (1872-1873)

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Surveying Expedition, [between 1872 and 1873]
  • Park Place, N.Y. : The Graphic Co. Photo-Lith, [between 1872 and 1873]

Contents

  • Plate No. 1. Map of Nicaragua showing explorations and surveys by U.S. Surveying Expeditions of 1872 & 1873 : $b also the location of the proposed line for an Interoceanic Ship Canal / passed Assistant Engineer G.M. Greene, U.S.N. & James B. Philip, Draughtsmen -- Plate No. 12. General Plan of Lock, as proposed for the Nicaragua Ship Canal -- Plate No. 13. Proposed change in River Bed of Rio Grande, with cross sections -- Plate No. 14. Proposed change in Bed & River to Accommodate the Line of Canal -- Plate No. 15. Map of the Junction of Rio Grande and Tola Rivers, showing proposed Culvert under the Canal -- Plate No. 16. Nicaragua Ship Canal, Proposed Transverse Section / James B. Philp, Draughtsman -- Plate No. 17. U.S. Nicaragua Surveying Expedition, Gorda Bay - Nicaragua, surveyed 1873 / by Comr. E.P. Lull, U.S.N. -- Plate No. 18. U.S. Nicaragua Surveying Expedition, Monkey Point Harbor, surveyed 1873 / by Comr. E.P. Lull, U.S.N. -- Plate No. 19. Map showing difference of Level between Lake Nicaragua & Lake Managua, Surveyed & Levelled / by Lt. E.H.C. Leutze, U.S.N., J.W. Miller, U.S.N., J. FosterCrowell, C.E.

Headings

  • -  Canal Zone
  • -  Nicaragua Canal (Nicaragua)--Maps
  • -  Nicaragua Canal (Nicaragua)--Charts, diagrams, etc
  • -  Rivers--Nicaragua--Maps
  • -  Waterways--Nicaragua--Maps
  • -  Canals--Central America--Maps
  • -  Nicaragua--Nicaragua Canal

Genre

  • Maps

Notes

  • -  Title devised by cataloger.
  • -  Gift, Leland S. Conness, March 23, 1927.
  • -  In upper margin: Plate No. 1.,
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Medium

  • 9 maps ; 29 x 70 cm or smaller

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G4852.N5C2 svar .M2

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2014589386

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Philip, James B, and U.S. Surveying Expedition. Maps of Nicaragua by U.S. Surveying Expeditions of& 1873 with plans of the proposed canal. [Washington, d.c.: u.s. surveying expedition, between 1872 and 1873 park place, n.y.: the graphic co. photo-lith, between 1872 and 1873, 1872] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2014589386/.

APA citation style:

Philip, J. B. & U.S. Surveying Expedition. (1872) Maps of Nicaragua by U.S. Surveying Expeditions of& 1873 with plans of the proposed canal. [Washington, d.c.: u.s. surveying expedition, between 1872 and 1873 park place, n.y.: the graphic co. photo-lith, between 1872 and 1873] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2014589386/.

MLA citation style:

Philip, James B, and U.S. Surveying Expedition. Maps of Nicaragua by U.S. Surveying Expeditions of& 1873 with plans of the proposed canal. [Washington, d.c.: u.s. surveying expedition, between 1872 and 1873 park place, n.y.: the graphic co. photo-lith, between 1872 and 1873, 1872] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2014589386/>.