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Map of the battlefield of Fredericksburg: prepared by Command of Brigadier General A.A. Humphreys, chief of Corps of Engrs. U.S. Army : from surveys made under the direction of N. Michler, major of engrs., Bvt. Brig. Genl., U.S.A., 1867

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Title

Map of the battlefield of Fredericksburg: prepared by Command of Brigadier General A.A. Humphreys, chief of Corps of Engrs. U.S. Army : from surveys made under the direction of N. Michler, major of engrs., Bvt. Brig. Genl., U.S.A., 1867

Collection

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

Names

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers (Creator)
Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883 (Creator)
Michler, N. (Nathaniel), 1827-1881 (Creator)
Weyss, J. E. (Draftsman)
Theilkuhl, F. (Draftsman)
Strasser, J. (Draftsman)
Thompson, Gilbert, 1839-1909 (Draftsman)
De la Camp, J. (John) (Engraver)
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1867 (Questionable)
Place: Washington, D.C.?
Publisher: Corps of Engineers?

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-717

Subjects

Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862
Landowners -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg
Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Fredericksburg (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.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Lettering by J. de la Camp"--Lower right margin.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:15,840. 4 inch to 1 mile (W 77°33ʹ--W 77°23ʹ/N 38°20ʹ--N 38°13ʹ).

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : hand colored, photocopy, mounted on cloth ; 51 x 40 cm ; pasted on sheet 69 x 51 cm
Sun print

Abstract

Shows location of Union and Confederate forces and names of some landowners. Relief shown by hachures.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 1002110943
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21327871
Folder number: US250.1.11
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e0597aa0-6f0a-0135-e967-4d76d6aeeaa6

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1867

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the battlefield of Fredericksburg: prepared by Command of Brigadier General A.A. Humphreys, chief of Corps of Engrs. U.S. Army : from surveys made under the direction of N. Michler, major of engrs., Bvt. Brig. Genl., U.S.A., 1867" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1867. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e0597aa0-6f0a-0135-e967-4d76d6aeeaa6

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1867). Map of the battlefield of Fredericksburg: prepared by Command of Brigadier General A.A. Humphreys, chief of Corps of Engrs. U.S. Army : from surveys made under the direction of N. Michler, major of engrs., Bvt. Brig. Genl., U.S.A., 1867 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e0597aa0-6f0a-0135-e967-4d76d6aeeaa6

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the battlefield of Fredericksburg: prepared by Command of Brigadier General A.A. Humphreys, chief of Corps of Engrs. U.S. Army : from surveys made under the direction of N. Michler, major of engrs., Bvt. Brig. Genl., U.S.A., 1867" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e0597aa0-6f0a-0135-e967-4d76d6aeeaa6

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e0597aa0-6f0a-0135-e967-4d76d6aeeaa6 | title= (cartographic) Map of the battlefield of Fredericksburg: prepared by Command of Brigadier General A.A. Humphreys, chief of Corps of Engrs. U.S. Army : from surveys made under the direction of N. Michler, major of engrs., Bvt. Brig. Genl., U.S.A., 1867 (1867) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=December 9, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>