Texas State Archives Map Collection



Map of Northeastern Virginia and Vicinity of Washington. "Surveys for Military Defenses" Sheet 2
Date: 1862
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1891-1895. Compiled in the Topographical Engineers Office at Division Headquarters of General Irvin McDowell, Arlington, January 1, 1862.
Cartographer: Young, J.J. and W. Hesselbach
Hesselbach, W. and J.J. Young
Scale: 1 inch = 2 miles
Size: 42 cm x 69 cm
Type of Map: military
Format: color, engraved, lithographed, printed
Language: English
AC Number: 03235
Photo Media: -- None Listed --

Map of Northeastern Virginia and Vicinity of Washington. "Surveys for Military Defenses" Sheet 2 Image:
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Description:
[Pub., cont.] ... Corrected August 1, 1862 Shows rivers, creeks, terrain, cities, towns, roads, railroads, houses and other buildings, fields, Confederate batteries and fortifications, and a Union fort. Elevations above tide water are given. This map is part of the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, compiled by Captain Calvin D. Cowles, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891-1895, plate VIII. Title page, table of contents, and index to maps in the atlas are filed under map #3209. A reprint of this atlas can be found in the Archive's Texana book collection. 9/11/84

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