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Frederick County, Maryland: prepared under the direction of Liut. Col. J.N. Macomb Chf. Topl. Engr., for the use of Maj. Gen. G.B. McClellan, commanding U.S. Army, 1861

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Title

Frederick County, Maryland: prepared under the direction of Liut. Col. J.N. Macomb Chf. Topl. Engr., for the use of Maj. Gen. G.B. McClellan, commanding U.S. Army, 1861

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Maryland

Names

Hergesheimer, E. (Edwin) (Creator)
Macomb, J. N. (John N.), 1810 or 1811-1889 (Creator)
United States. Army of the Potomac (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1861
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Army of the Potomac

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5078

Subjects

American Civil War (1861-1865)
Military maps -- 19th century
Civil war
Frederick County (Md.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Frederick County (Md.)
Maryland

Genres

Maps
Military Maps

Notes

Source Note: Description derived from published bibliography.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : photocopy ; 47 x 42 cm, sheet 47 x 89 cm
Sun print

Abstract

Based on Isaac Bond's map of Frederick County, Maryland, published in 1858, this map indicates towns and villages, rivers and canals, roads and turnpikes, and houses. Relief shown by hachures.

Identifiers

Library of Congress Control Number: 2008621638
RLIN/OCLC: 247233201
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20644905
Folder number: US086.3.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d1323880-5dd4-0135-bbcf-00129c63d9c3

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1861

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Frederick County, Maryland: prepared under the direction of Liut. Col. J.N. Macomb Chf. Topl. Engr., for the use of Maj. Gen. G.B. McClellan, commanding U.S. Army, 1861" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1323880-5dd4-0135-bbcf-00129c63d9c3

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1861). Frederick County, Maryland: prepared under the direction of Liut. Col. J.N. Macomb Chf. Topl. Engr., for the use of Maj. Gen. G.B. McClellan, commanding U.S. Army, 1861 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1323880-5dd4-0135-bbcf-00129c63d9c3

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Frederick County, Maryland: prepared under the direction of Liut. Col. J.N. Macomb Chf. Topl. Engr., for the use of Maj. Gen. G.B. McClellan, commanding U.S. Army, 1861" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1323880-5dd4-0135-bbcf-00129c63d9c3

Wikipedia citation

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