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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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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
Additional title: Map of the battle field of Fredericksburg
Additional title: Fredericksburg
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)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Virginia

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1867 (Questionable)
Place: Washington, D.C.?
Publisher: Corps of Engineers?
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-717
Topics
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
Description
Shows location of Union and Confederate forces and names of some landowners. Relief shown by hachures.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1002110943
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21327871
Folder number: US250.1.11
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e0597aa0-6f0a-0135-e967-4d76d6aeeaa6
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1867: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the battlefield of Fredericksburg " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1867. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f9ad54c0-6f0a-0135-a447-4bc55c6d35bb

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the battlefield of Fredericksburg " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 10, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f9ad54c0-6f0a-0135-a447-4bc55c6d35bb

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1867). Map of the battlefield of Fredericksburg Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f9ad54c0-6f0a-0135-a447-4bc55c6d35bb

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Map of the battlefield of Fredericksburg