Statement Of Responsibility: Compiled from the best and latest authorities in the Engineer Bureau, War Department, May 1862.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Engraved in the Engineer Bureau, War Dept."
Version Identification: This issue differs from others: the Corps of Engineer's insignia printed to the left of the map title is framed by a single line with flourishes, an eagle is on a perch looking to the left, and a banner below the insignia is labeled "Essayons."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 104 x 72 cm, on sheet 110 x 79 cm

Abstract

Indicates coastal fortifications, roads, railroads, drainage, canals, swamps, and towns. Includes "Table of soundings and tides as given in the U.S.C.S. Reports of 1855 & 1857," profile of "Rebel works for the defense of the new inlet entrance to Cape Fear River" and inset map "Entrances to Cape Fear River, North Carolina."

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 720673131
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20646057
Folder number: US185.1.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f53a19d0-3fcb-0135-d146-5fe24e27e4bf

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1862

Cite this item

MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Eastern portion of the military department of North Carolina" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1862. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f53a19d0-3fcb-0135-d146-5fe24e27e4bf

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1862). Eastern portion of the military department of North Carolina Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f53a19d0-3fcb-0135-d146-5fe24e27e4bf

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Eastern portion of the military department of North Carolina" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f53a19d0-3fcb-0135-d146-5fe24e27e4bf

Wikipedia citation

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