Map showing the limits of the military departments and the positions of the military posts of the United States

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Title
Map showing the limits of the military departments and the positions of the military posts of the United States
Names
Freyhold, Edward (Cartographer)
Bien, Julius, 1826-1909 (Lithographer)
United States. War Dept. Office of the Chief of Engineers (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Whole

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1874
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: War Dept.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5169
Topics
Military bases -- United States
Military departments and divisions -- United States
Military bases
Military departments and divisions
United States
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Prepared by authority of Wm. W. Belknap, Sec. of War, under the direction of A.A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers ; originally compiled and drawn by E. Freyhold.
Content: Relief shown by shading.
Content: Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C.
Content: Covers also parts of Canada and Mexico.
Content: Insets: Territory of Alaska. Scale 1:20,000,000 -- West Indies and Isthmus of Darien. Scale 1:20,000,000.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 4 sheets : color ; 86 x 129 cm, sheets 49 x 69 cm or smaller
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 60395734
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20643976
Other local Identifier: US015.5.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 63b79080-1ab3-0134-6104-00505686a51c
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.

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  • 1874: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map showing the limits of the military departments and the positions of the military posts of the United States" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/afc98830-1ab3-0134-5387-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1874). Map showing the limits of the military departments and the positions of the military posts of the United States Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/afc98830-1ab3-0134-5387-00505686a51c

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Map showing the limits of the military departments and the positions of the military posts of the United States