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Maps of the environs of forts Franklin, Alexander, and Ripley, in Montgomery County, Maryland.
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Maps of the environs of forts Franklin, Alexander, and Ripley, in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Four fort vicinity sketch maps, each covering the same area, but in various stages of completion. The map with the most detail includes roads, drainage, vegetation, and fortifications. Relief shown by contours on some maps. Forts Franklin, Alexander, and Ripley were part of the defenses of Washington. Title from published Civil War bibliography. Manuscript: pen-and-ink (black, brown), blue watercolor, lead pencil. At upper left in india ink: 211, L. Sheet 4. Imperfect: Stained at edges, small internal stains, torn at edges, taped on verso, small sections missing along bottom edge. ), 688 Includes 2 male figure drawings at upper left (pen-and-ink, watercolor, lead pencil).

Date
1860
Mapmaker / publisher
United States. Army. Corps Of Engineers
Place
Montgomery County, Maryland
Archive
Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
map
Original size
8,057 × 6,486 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.

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"Maps of the environs of forts Franklin, Alexander, and Ripley, in Montgomery County, Maryland." (1860). United States. Army. Corps Of Engineers. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maps_of_the_environs_of_forts_Franklin,_Alexander,_and_Ripley,_in_Montgomery_County,_Maryland._LOC_99448354.jpg

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