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Map Plan of "Cantonment Sprague" near Washington D.C. : occupied by 1st Regiment R.I. Detached Militia Cantonment Sprague

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Title

  • Plan of "Cantonment Sprague" near Washington D.C. : occupied by 1st Regiment R.I. Detached Militia

Other Title

  • Cantonment Sprague

Names

  • De Witt, H. A., cartographer.
  • Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1888.
  • Goddard, William, 1825-1907.
  • Knowles, Anthony & Co.

Created / Published

  • Prov. [Providence] R.I. : Lith'c press of Knowles, Anthony & Co., [1861]
  • [Providence?] : Cushing & De Witt, lithc. draughtsmen, [1861]

Headings

  • -  Military camps--History--Maryland--Bladensburg Region--Maps
  • -  Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Maryland Campaign, 1862--Maps
  • -  United States--Maryland--Bladensburg Region
  • -  United States--Maryland

Genre

  • Military maps

Notes

  • -  Shows temporary military encampment grounds and internal facilities near Bladensburg (Prince George's County, Md.) during the American Civil War.
  • -  Also shows individual trees pictorially, building locations, and shooting range.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Darkened, brittle, fold-lined, missing small sections along sheet edges, annotated in lead-pencil, tears taped on verso.
  • -  Includes index of barracks (occupants' group names given for each), illustration of American flag on pole, perspective illustration of "End view of hut", floorplan (inset), and end plan (inset).
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Medium

  • 1 map ; 52 x 77 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3844.B6S5 1861 .D4

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2016585264

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

De Witt, H. A., Cartographer, Ambrose Everett Burnside, William Goddard, and Anthony & Co Knowles. Plan of "Cantonment Sprague" near Washington D.C.: occupied by 1st Regiment R.I. Detached Militia. [Prov. Providence R.I.: Lith'c press of Knowles, Anthony & Co., Providence?: Cushing & De Witt, lithc. draughtsmen, 1861] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016585264/.

APA citation style:

De Witt, H. A., Burnside, A. E., Goddard, W. & Knowles, A. &. C. (1861) Plan of "Cantonment Sprague" near Washington D.C.: occupied by 1st Regiment R.I. Detached Militia. [Prov. Providence R.I.: Lith'c press of Knowles, Anthony & Co., Providence?: Cushing & De Witt, lithc. draughtsmen] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2016585264/.

MLA citation style:

De Witt, H. A., Cartographer, et al. Plan of "Cantonment Sprague" near Washington D.C.: occupied by 1st Regiment R.I. Detached Militia. [Prov. Providence R.I.: Lith'c press of Knowles, Anthony & Co., Providence?: Cushing & De Witt, lithc. draughtsmen, 1861] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2016585264/>.