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Map A map of a part of Isle-of-Wight County. Adjacent to Fort Boykin, and Burwell's Bay, on James River.

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Title

  • A map of a part of Isle-of-Wight County. Adjacent to Fort Boykin, and Burwell's Bay, on James River.

Names

  • Confederate States of America. Army. Dept. of Northern Virginia. Chief Engineer's Office.
  • Blackford, B. L. (Benjamin Lewis), 1835-1908.
  • Talcott, Andrew, 1797-1883.
  • Talcott, Thomas Mann Randolph, 1838-1921.

Created / Published

  • [S.l. : Chief Engineer's Office, D.N.V., 1861].

Headings

  • -  Gilmer, Jeremy Francis,--1818-1883--Map collection
  • -  Fort Boykin (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  • -  Isle of Wight County (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--Virginia--Isle of Wight County

Notes

  • -  "Map from the Confederate Engineer Bureau in Richmond, Va. General J.F. Gilmer, Chief Engineer[.] Presented to the Virginia Historical Society by his only daughter, Mrs. J.F. Minis, Sav[ana]h, Ga."--Note on map.
  • -  Forms part of the Gilmer Map Collection.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Shows towns, waterways, roads, geographic features and land owners.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
  • -  Gift of Mrs. Louisa Porter (Gilmer) Minis (i.e., Mrs. J. F. Minis), Savannah, Ga., in 1911.
  • -  Manuscripts o.s.

Medium

  • 1 map : col. on linen ; 62 x 87 cm.

Repository

  • Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311 USA vau

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Chicago citation style:

Confederate States Of America. Army. Dept. Of Northern Virginia. Chief Engineer'S Office, B. L Blackford, Andrew Talcott, and Thomas Mann Randolph Talcott. A map of a part of Isle-of-Wight County. Adjacent to Fort Boykin, and Burwell's Bay, on James River. [S.l.: Chief Engineer's Office, D.N.V, 1861] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00349/.

APA citation style:

Confederate States Of America. Army. Dept. Of Northern Virginia. Chief Engineer'S Office, Blackford, B. L., Talcott, A. & Talcott, T. M. R. (1861) A map of a part of Isle-of-Wight County. Adjacent to Fort Boykin, and Burwell's Bay, on James River. [S.l.: Chief Engineer's Office, D.N.V] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00349/.

MLA citation style:

Confederate States Of America. Army. Dept. Of Northern Virginia. Chief Engineer'S Office, et al. A map of a part of Isle-of-Wight County. Adjacent to Fort Boykin, and Burwell's Bay, on James River. [S.l.: Chief Engineer's Office, D.N.V, 1861] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00349/>.