Statement Of Responsibility: Compiled in Topographical Engineers Office at Division Head Quarters of General Irvin McDowell, Arlington, January 1th [sic] 1862, corrected from recent surveys and reconnaissances under direction of the Bureau of Topographical Engineers, August 1st, 1862.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Drawn by J.J. Young [and] W. Hesselbach."
Statement Of Responsibility: "Engr. on stone by J. Schedler, No. 120 Pearl St., N.Y."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map on 4 sheets ; each 65 x 73 or smaller

Abstract

Shows forts and batteries in the District of Columbia and immediate vicinity. Also shows "Battle field at Bull Run fought July 21st 1861." Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. At head of title: Surveys for military defences. "Additions & corrections for Rappahannock and Rapid Ann Rivers and their vicinity ..." added to data used in compilation. Includes "Data used in compilation," table of "Elevations above tide water," and "Geological profile of Loudoun County."

Identifiers

Library of Congress Control Number: 91685689
RLIN/OCLC: 228720179
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20646460
Folder number: US244.2.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4c633610-5143-0135-39d1-39a1fe16f3ad

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1862

Cite this item

MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1862. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c633610-5143-0135-39d1-39a1fe16f3ad

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1862). Map of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c633610-5143-0135-39d1-39a1fe16f3ad

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c633610-5143-0135-39d1-39a1fe16f3ad

Wikipedia citation

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