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Map of western Virginia : compiled from the best authorities, and printed at the Coast Survey Office, A.D. Bache, Supdt.

Title
Map of western Virginia : compiled from the best authorities, and printed at the Coast Survey Office, A.D. Bache, Supdt. / compiled by W.L. Nicholson, civ. engr.
Author
Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895
Publication
  • [Washington, D.C.] : [U.S. Coast Survey], 1862.
  • [Washington, D.C. ?] : Chas. G. Krebs, Lith., 1862.

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Additional Authors
  • Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.
  • Krebs, Charles G.
  • United States Coast Survey, publisher, printer.
Description
1 map, color; 58 x 50 cm, on sheet 63 x 55 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US244.1.07
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • General map of western Virginia extending from Staunton to Cumberland Gap and showing roads, railroads, cities and towns, rivers. This is the first of three issues in the Library of Congress published in 1862. This issue is characterized by the appearance of "Civ. Engr." after the compiler's name and a break in the border at the bottom of the map.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Description derived from published bibliography.
Indexed In (note)
  • Library of Congress. Civil War Maps (2nd ed.)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 17-5417
LCCN
99448502
OCLC
51294064
Author
Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895, creator.
Title
Map of western Virginia : compiled from the best authorities, and printed at the Coast Survey Office, A.D. Bache, Supdt. / compiled by W.L. Nicholson, civ. engr.
Publisher
[Washington, D.C.] : [U.S. Coast Survey], 1862.
Manufacturer
[Washington, D.C. ?] : Chas. G. Krebs, Lith., 1862.
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:887,000 (W 83°12ʹ--W 78°48ʹ/N 40°35ʹ--N 36°11ʹ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
Library of Congress. Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 465.5
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 10, page 443, column 3, no. 7
Source
US244.1.07
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Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added Author
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.
Krebs, Charles G., lithographer.
United States Coast Survey, publisher, printer.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-5417
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