Map of the Environs of Washington

Map of the Environs of Washington

Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
- Washington Metropolitan Area--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
- Washington (D.C.)--Maps, Manuscript
- Washington Metropolitan Area--Maps, Manuscript
- Fortification--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
- Fortification--Washington Metropolitan Area--Maps
- Real property--Washington (D.C.)--Maps
- Real property--Washington Metropolitan Area--Maps
- Manuscript maps
- United States--District of Columbia--Washington
- United States--District of Columbia--Washington Metropolitan Area

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.
- LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 676
- Stephenson. Cartography of northern Virginia, pl. 56-58
- Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- Vault
- DCP

US Coast Survey

Barnard, J. G, A Boschke, and United States Coast Survey. 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 during the war from to 1865 inclusive. [?, 1865] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/88690673/.

Library of Congress

1865

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1 map : col., ms., cloth backing ; 131 x 144 cm.

English

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 during the war from 1861 to 1865 inclusive

Washington DC region