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Military map refering to the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac in Virginia : including the adjoining parts of Maryland & Pennsylvania

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Title
Military map refering to the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac in Virginia : including the adjoining parts of Maryland & Pennsylvania
Additional title: Military map referring to the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac in Virginia
Additional title: Bechler's military map referring to the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac in Virginia
Names
Bechler, Gustavus R. (Creator)
Leypoldt, Frederick, 1835-1884 (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Virginia

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1864 (Inferred)
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: Frederick Leypoldt
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5431
Topics
United States. Army of the Potomac
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States
Virginia
Genres
Maps
Military maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Expressly compiled from the latest & most reliable sources on record for military & private use by Gustavus R. Bechler.
Content: Publisher from case.
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1864 by Gustavus R. Bechler ..."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored, mounted on linen ; 126 x 97 cm
Originally folded in case 22 x 26 cm; NYPL Map Div. copy filed flat; lacking map case
Description
Relief shown by hachures. Shows battle sites and dates, roads and selected buildings.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 78441240
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646469
Folder number: US245.1.12
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 85832080-52bd-0135-5eda-5d73659eb2fd
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1864: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Military map refering to the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac in Virginia " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1864. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cb7b0a20-03b7-0136-f35b-159557786945

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Military map refering to the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac in Virginia " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cb7b0a20-03b7-0136-f35b-159557786945

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1864). Military map refering to the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac in Virginia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cb7b0a20-03b7-0136-f35b-159557786945

Wikipedia Citation

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Military map refering to the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac in Virginia