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Map of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington /

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Map of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington /

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Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Shows forts and batteries in the District of Columbia and immediate vicinity.
At head of title: Surveys for military defences.
LC copy annotated in black ink and colored inks to show troop positions and engagements. Annotated in black ink on verso: Major General Sigel to Colonel L.P. di Cesnola, Chantilly, Novbr. 1862. Bookplate of "Palma di Cesnola" mounted on verso.
Includes "Data used in compilation," table of "Elevations above tide water," and "Geological profile of Loudoun County."
LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 467
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Call no. cited in LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.): G3882.N6S5 1862 .U5 Vault.
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Date

01/01/1862
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Contributors

United States. Corps of Topographical Engineers.
McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885.
Schedler, J. (Joseph)
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