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Manuscript map of a small area of Walker County in northwestern Georgia

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Title
Manuscript map of a small area of Walker County in northwestern Georgia
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

The Daniel Butterfield Collection of Civil War Maps

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1863 - 1864 (Questionable)
Place: Georgia?
Publisher: producer not identified
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-419
Topics
Walker County (Ga.)
Genres
Maps
Manuscript maps
Notes
Content: Scale 1:15,840. 4 inches per mile (W 85°24ʹ00ʺ--W 85°19ʹ30ʺ/N 34°57ʹ20ʺ--N 34°53ʹ40ʺ)
Content: Shows roads, streams, fields and woods, selected residents' or landowners' names, and selected places of interest, such as "Genl. Geary's Hd. Qrs."
Content: Covers area between Nicajac (Nickajack) Gap and road to Graysville.
Date: Date based on time Brigadier General John White Geary spent in this part of Georgia.
Content: North arrow on map indicates map oriented with north to right, but this is not clearly consistent with features shown.
Acquisition: Gift; Mrs. Daniel Butterfield; 1903-1904
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : manuscript, colored ; on sheet 38 x 31 cm
Relief shown by hachures and form lines
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 910639596
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20635426
Other local Identifier: General Daniel Butterfield Collection. 19
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2e1e2dc0-ed09-0132-5abe-58d385a7b928
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

  • 1863: Created (Approximate)
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Manuscript map of a small area of Walker County in northwestern Georgia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1863 - 1864. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/edd83440-f81d-0132-80b5-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Manuscript map of a small area of Walker County in northwestern Georgia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/edd83440-f81d-0132-80b5-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1863 - 1864). Manuscript map of a small area of Walker County in northwestern Georgia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/edd83440-f81d-0132-80b5-58d385a7bbd0

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Manuscript map of a small area of Walker County in northwestern Georgia