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Map of the environs of Washington - compiled from Boschkes' map of the District of Columbia and from surveys of the U.S. Coast Survey showing the line of the defences of Washington as constructed
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Map of the environs of Washington - compiled from Boschkes' map of the District of Columbia and from surveys of the U.S. Coast Survey showing the line of the defences of Washington as constructed

Shows buildings, rural property lines, householders' names, and vegetation. Relief shown by contours and hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. India ink, col. ink, and col. wash. Northern section is printed map with ms. annotation. Remainder is completely ms. Originally drawn on 4 sheets, assembled to 1 sheet, and sectioned to 6 parts. On verso on label affixed to cloth backing: No. 187. L. ), 676 Stephenson. Cartography of northern Virginia, pl. 56-58 Vault DCP

Date
1865
Mapmaker / publisher
Barnard, J. G. (John Gross); Boschke, A.; United States Coast Survey; Barnard, J. G
Place
Washington, D.C.
Archive
Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
map
Original size
17,457 × 15,796 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.

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"Map of the environs of Washington - compiled from Boschkes' map of the District of Columbia and from surveys of the U.S. Coast Survey showing the line of the defences of Washington as constructed" (1865). Barnard, J. G. (John Gross); Boschke, A.; United States Coast Survey; Barnard, J. G. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_the_environs_of_Washington_-_compiled_from_Boschkes%27_map_of_the_District_of_Columbia_and_from_surveys_of_the_U.S._Coast_Survey_showing_the_line_of_the_defences_of_Washington_as_constructed_LOC_88690673.tif

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