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Map showing the location of battle fields of Virginia : compiled from official war records and maps for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co., 1891

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Title
Map showing the location of battle fields of Virginia : compiled from official war records and maps for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co., 1891
Additional title: Battle fields of Virginia
Additional title: Map showing the location of battlefields of Virginia
Additional title: Battlefields of Virginia
Names
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company (Publisher)
Poole Brothers (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Virginia

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1892 (Inferred)
Place: Richmond, Va.?
Publisher: Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5443
Topics
Civil war -- Battlefields -- Virginia
Virginia
Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "Copyright, 1892, by Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co."
Statement of responsibility: "Poole Bros., Engr's, Chicago"--Lower left corner.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 51 x 61 cm, on sheet 54 x 64 cm
Description
Shows Civil War battlefields (1861-1865), Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad lines, distinguishing between those which are pre-war and post-war, other railroads during the war, plank roads, turnpikes, other roads and light houses. Relief shown by hachures.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 77806224
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646481
Folder number: US246.1.11
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f5046170-52de-0135-452c-4b256a591473
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

  • 1892: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map showing the location of battle fields of Virginia " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1892. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fc5fb730-52de-0135-57f2-715b18339f6c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map showing the location of battle fields of Virginia " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 12, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fc5fb730-52de-0135-57f2-715b18339f6c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1892). Map showing the location of battle fields of Virginia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fc5fb730-52de-0135-57f2-715b18339f6c

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Map showing the location of battle fields of Virginia