Map Topographical map of the District of Columbia : showing location of the work in progress for harbor improvement and for the tunnel and reservoir for "increasing the water supply of Washington" together with the proposed site for the Rock Creek reservoir and national park.


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Title
Topographical map of the District of Columbia : showing location of the work in progress for harbor improvement and for the tunnel and reservoir for "increasing the water supply of Washington" together with the proposed site for the Rock Creek reservoir and national park.
Created / Published
[Washington? : s.n.], 1883.
Subject Headings
-  Reclamation of land--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
-  Reservoirs--Washington (D.C.)--Planning--Maps
-  Water-supply--Washington (D.C.)--Planning--Maps
-  Parks--Washington (D.C.)--Planning--Maps
-  United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Notes
-  Relief shown by contours. Depths shown by contours and soundings.
-  Oriented with north toward the upper left.
-  Includes 3 cross-sections and frontal view of proposed dam on Rock Creek.
-  LC copy 1 fold-lined, torn, and mounted on cloth backing. Copy 2 missing lower quarter, soiled, annotated in ink in upper margin, and mounted on cloth backing.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  2 copies
-  DCP
Medium
1 map ; 51 x 51 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3851.N2 1883 .T6
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3851n.ct004781
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3851n.ct004798
Library of Congress Control Number
88693453
Online Format
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https://lccn.loc.gov/88693453
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Chicago citation style:

Topographical map of the District of Columbia: showing location of the work in progress for harbor improvement and for the tunnel and reservoir for "increasing the water supply of Washington" together with the proposed site for the Rock Creek reservoir and national park. [Washington?: s.n, 1883] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/88693453/.

APA citation style:

(1883) Topographical map of the District of Columbia: showing location of the work in progress for harbor improvement and for the tunnel and reservoir for "increasing the water supply of Washington" together with the proposed site for the Rock Creek reservoir and national park. [Washington?: s.n] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/88693453/.

MLA citation style:

Topographical map of the District of Columbia: showing location of the work in progress for harbor improvement and for the tunnel and reservoir for "increasing the water supply of Washington" together with the proposed site for the Rock Creek reservoir and national park. [Washington?: s.n, 1883] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/88693453/>.

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