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Map Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River shewing the route of the Alexandria Canal : made in pursuance of a resolution of the Alex'a Canal Company Oct. 1838

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Title

  • Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River shewing the route of the Alexandria Canal : made in pursuance of a resolution of the Alex'a Canal Company Oct. 1838

Names

  • Stone, William James, 1798-1865.
  • Kearney, James, -1862.
  • Turnbull, Wm. (William), 1800-1857.
  • Fairfax, Wilson M. C.
  • Ewing, Maskell C.
  • Alexandria Canal Company.

Created / Published

  • [Washington : U.S. Senate, 1841]

Headings

  • -  Harbors--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Harbors--Virginia--Alexandria--Maps
  • -  Alexandria Canal (Va.)--Maps
  • -  Potomac River Estuary--Maps
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington--Potomac River Estuary
  • -  United States--Virginia--Potomac River Estuary
  • -  United States--Virginia--Alexandria
  • -  United States--Virginia--Alexandria Canal

Genre

  • Maps
  • Nautical charts

Notes

  • -  Nautical chart of the Potomac estuary within the District of Columbia.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings.
  • -  Oriented with north toward the lower right.
  • -  Stephenson. Cartography of northern Virginia, pl. 29-30
  • -  Includes note.
  • -  LC copies fold-lined and mounted on cloth backing. Copy 1 annotated in ink in right lower margin: From Senate Doc. 178, 26th Congress, 2nd Session, Feb. 5., 1841, following page 47.
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 1 map ; 47 x 91 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3851.P55 1838 .S7

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 89696869

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Stone, William James, James Kearney, Wm Turnbull, Wilson M. C Fairfax, Maskell C Ewing, and Alexandria Canal Company. Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River shewing the route of the Alexandria Canal: made in pursuance of a resolution of the Alex'a Canal Company Oct. [Washington: U.S. Senate, 1838] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/89696869/.

APA citation style:

Stone, W. J., Kearney, J., Turnbull, W., Fairfax, W. M. C., Ewing, M. C. & Alexandria Canal Company. (1838) Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River shewing the route of the Alexandria Canal: made in pursuance of a resolution of the Alex'a Canal Company Oct. [Washington: U.S. Senate] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/89696869/.

MLA citation style:

Stone, William James, et al. Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River shewing the route of the Alexandria Canal: made in pursuance of a resolution of the Alex'a Canal Company Oct. [Washington: U.S. Senate, 1838] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/89696869/>.