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Map Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River : surveyed by order of the Sec. of War for the Corporation of Georgetown D.C. with a view to the improvement of the Georgetown Channel

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Title

  • Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River : surveyed by order of the Sec. of War for the Corporation of Georgetown D.C. with a view to the improvement of the Georgetown Channel

Names

  • Burgess, R. W.
  • Woodruff, I. C.
  • Callahan, Denis.
  • United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers.
  • United States. Congress 1857-1858). Senate.

Created / Published

  • [Washington : s.n.], 1857

Headings

  • -  Harbors--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Waterfronts--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Nautical charts--Potomac River Estuary
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington--Potomac River Estuary
  • -  United States--Virginia--Arlington--Potomac River Estuary

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings.
  • -  Oriented with north toward the upper left.
  • -  Includes note.
  • -  LC copy fold-lined, laminated, halved, and mounted on cloth backing.
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 1 map ; 61 x 101 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3851.P55 1857 .B8

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 87695765

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Burgess, R. W, I. C Woodruff, Denis Callahan, United States Army. Corps Of Topographical Engineers, and United States Congress ). Senate. Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River: surveyed by order of the Sec. of War for the Corporation of Georgetown D.C. with a view to the improvement of the Georgetown Channel. [Washington: s.n, 1857] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/87695765/.

APA citation style:

Burgess, R. W., Woodruff, I. C., Callahan, D., United States Army. Corps Of Topographical Engineers & United States Congress ). Senate. (1857) Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River: surveyed by order of the Sec. of War for the Corporation of Georgetown D.C. with a view to the improvement of the Georgetown Channel. [Washington: s.n] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/87695765/.

MLA citation style:

Burgess, R. W, et al. Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River: surveyed by order of the Sec. of War for the Corporation of Georgetown D.C. with a view to the improvement of the Georgetown Channel. [Washington: s.n, 1857] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/87695765/>.