Map Compendious chart exhibiting, at one view, the names of about thirteen hundred of the principal ports and places in the world, with their bearings per compass, and their distances expressed in geographical miles, from the city of Washington

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Title
Compendious chart exhibiting, at one view, the names of about thirteen hundred of the principal ports and places in the world, with their bearings per compass, and their distances expressed in geographical miles, from the city of Washington
Contributor Names
Hawkes, P.
Warr, John, approximately 1798-
Calvert, T. H.
Created / Published
[Philadelphia?] : P. Hawkes, [1827]
Subject Headings
-  Washington (D.C.)--Distances, etc.--Maps
-  United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Notes
-  "Entered according to Act of Congress the 3rd day of April 1827, by P. Hawkes of the State of Pennsylvania."
-  Includes text, compass rose, and ill. of Capitol.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  Phillips. Washington 149
-  Vault
-  DCP
Medium
1 map : hand col. ; 50 x 72 cm., on sheet 57 x 79 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3851.P15 1827 .H31
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3851p.ct004256
Library of Congress Control Number
87695599
Language
English
Online Format
image
Description
"Entered according to Act of Congress the 3rd day of April 1827, by P. Hawkes of the State of Pennsylvania." Includes text, compass rose, and ill. of Capitol. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Phillips. Washington 149 Vault DCP
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https://lccn.loc.gov/87695599
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Chicago citation style:

Hawkes, P, John Warr, and T. H Calvert. Compendious chart exhibiting, at one view, the names of about thirteen hundred of the principal ports and places in the world, with their bearings per compass, and their distances expressed in geographical miles, from the city of Washington. [Philadelphia?: P. Hawkes, 1827] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/87695599/.

APA citation style:

Hawkes, P., Warr, J. & Calvert, T. H. (1827) Compendious chart exhibiting, at one view, the names of about thirteen hundred of the principal ports and places in the world, with their bearings per compass, and their distances expressed in geographical miles, from the city of Washington. [Philadelphia?: P. Hawkes] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/87695599/.

MLA citation style:

Hawkes, P, John Warr, and T. H Calvert. Compendious chart exhibiting, at one view, the names of about thirteen hundred of the principal ports and places in the world, with their bearings per compass, and their distances expressed in geographical miles, from the city of Washington. [Philadelphia?: P. Hawkes, 1827] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/87695599/>.