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Map Hydrographic map of the Potomac River from Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown, to Long Bridge, Washington, D.C.

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Title

  • Hydrographic map of the Potomac River from Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown, to Long Bridge, Washington, D.C.

Names

  • Craighill, Wm. P. (William Price), 1833-1909.
  • Weyss, J. E.
  • Thompson, G. (Gilbert), 1839-1909.
  • United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.

Created / Published

  • [Washington? : Corps of Engineers], 1871.

Headings

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

Genre

  • Bathymetric maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  Originally printed on 2 sheets.
  • -  Includes notes.
  • -  LC copy mounted on cloth backing and extensively annotated in red ink to show estuarine contours.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Vault
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 1 map : photocopy ; 65 x 52 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3851.P55 1871 .C7

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 88693232

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Craighill, Wm. P, J. E Weyss, G Thompson, and United States Army. Corps Of Engineers. Hydrographic map of the Potomac River from Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown, to Long Bridge, Washington, D.C. [Washington?: Corps of Engineers, 1871] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/88693232/.

APA citation style:

Craighill, W. P., Weyss, J. E., Thompson, G. & United States Army. Corps Of Engineers. (1871) Hydrographic map of the Potomac River from Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown, to Long Bridge, Washington, D.C. [Washington?: Corps of Engineers] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/88693232/.

MLA citation style:

Craighill, Wm. P, et al. Hydrographic map of the Potomac River from Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown, to Long Bridge, Washington, D.C. [Washington?: Corps of Engineers, 1871] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/88693232/>.