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Petersburg and Five Forks : from surveys under the direction of Bvt. Brig. Gen. N. Michler, Maj. of Engineers, by command of Bvt. Maj. Genl. A.A. Humphreys, Brig. Genl. & Chief of Engineers, 1867

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Petersburg and Five Forks : from surveys under the direction of Bvt. Brig. Gen. N. Michler, Maj. of Engineers, by command of Bvt. Maj. Genl. A.A. Humphreys, Brig. Genl. & Chief of Engineers, 1867
Names
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers (Publisher)
Michler, N. (Nathaniel), 1827-1881 (Creator)
Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883 (Creator)
Weyss, J. E. (Draftsman)
Theilkuhl, F. (Draftsman)
Strasser, J. (Draftsman)
Thompson, Gilbert, 1839-1909 (Draftsman)
Bien, Julius, 1826-1909 (Engraver)
New York Lithographing, Engraving and Printing Co. (Lithographer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Virginia

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1867 (Questionable)
Place: Washington, D.C.?
Publisher: Corps of Engineers?
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5474
Topics
Petersburg (Va.) -- History -- Siege, 1864-1865
Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Petersburg (Va.)
Genres
Maps
Thematic maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "Surveyed & drawn by Maj: J.E. Weyss, assisted by F. Theilkuhl, J. Strasser & G. Thompson"--Lower left margin.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored, mounted on cloth ; 54 x 85 cm
Description
Shows location of Union and Confederate forces and names of some rural landowners. Relief shown by hachures.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 11986578
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646512
Folder number: US250.2.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e59abe40-6bdf-0135-97be-0a1d1d1fe298
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

  • 1867: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Petersburg and Five Forks " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1867. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6efaf080-86b6-0135-2eb3-0bd19d6ebb70

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Petersburg and Five Forks " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 9, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6efaf080-86b6-0135-2eb3-0bd19d6ebb70

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1867). Petersburg and Five Forks Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6efaf080-86b6-0135-2eb3-0bd19d6ebb70

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Petersburg and Five Forks