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Map Topographical map of the District of Columbia

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About this Item

Title

  • Topographical map of the District of Columbia

Names

  • Boschke, A.
  • McClelland, D.
  • Sweeny, Hugh B.
  • Blagden, Thos. (Thomas)
  • D. McClelland, Blanchard & Mohun

Created / Published

  • Washington : D. McClelland, Blanchard & Mohun, 1861.

Headings

  • -  Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Real property--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Arlington County (Va.)--Maps
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington
  • -  United States--Virginia--Arlington County

Genre

  • Topographic maps

Notes

  • -  Partial cadastral map showing some householders' names, individual buildings, and vegetation.
  • -  Relief shown by contours and hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings.
  • -  Also covers Virginia shoreline zone.
  • -  "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861, by D. McClelland, Blanchard & Mohun, Hugh B. Sweeny, and Thos. Blagden, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia."
  • -  Oriented with north toward the upper left.
  • -  Originally printed on 2 sheets.
  • -  LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 678.5
  • -  LC copies variously sectioned, fold-lined, and mounted on cloth backing. Some copies also soiled, torn, and missing small sections. Copy 6 missing north half.
  • -  Phillips. Washington 947
  • -  6 copies
  • -  Vault
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 1 map ; 99 x 103 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3850 1861 .B6
  • G3850 1861 .B6 Copy 2

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 88694013

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Boschke, A, D McClelland, Hugh B Sweeny, Thos Blagden, and Blanchard & Mohun D. Mcclelland. Topographical map of the District of Columbia. Washington: D. McClelland, Blanchard & Mohun, 1861. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/88694013/.

APA citation style:

Boschke, A., McClelland, D., Sweeny, H. B., Blagden, T. & D. Mcclelland, B. &. M. (1861) Topographical map of the District of Columbia. Washington: D. McClelland, Blanchard & Mohun. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/88694013/.

MLA citation style:

Boschke, A, et al. Topographical map of the District of Columbia. Washington: D. McClelland, Blanchard & Mohun, 1861. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/88694013/>.