Topographical map of the District of Columbia / surveyed in the years 1856 '57 '58 & '59 by A. Boschke ; engraved by D. McClelland, Washington, D.C.

PREVIOUS

NEXT

Click on picture for larger image, full item, or more versions. [Rights and Reproductions]

Topographical map of the District of Columbia / surveyed in the years 1856 '57 '58 & '59 by A. Boschke ; engraved by D. McClelland, Washington, D.C.

Boschke, A.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
Washington : D. McClelland, Blanchard & Mohun, 1861.

NOTES
Partial cadastral map showing some householders' names, individual buildings, and vegetation.

Relief shown by contours and hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings.

Also covers Virginia shoreline zone.

"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861, by D. McClelland, Blanchard & Mohun, Hugh B. Sweeny, and Thos. Blagden, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia."

Oriented with north toward the upper left.

Originally printed on 2 sheets.

Reference: LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 678.5

LC copies variously sectioned, fold-lined, and mounted on cloth backing. Some copies also soiled, torn, and missing small sections. Copy 6 missing north half.

Scale [1:15,840]. 4 in. to 1 mile (W 77⁰07'--W 76⁰54'/N 39⁰00'--N 38⁰47').

SUBJECTS
Washington (D.C.)--Maps, Topographic.
Real property--Washington (D.C.)--Maps.
Arlington County (Va.)--Maps.
United States--District of Columbia--Washington.
United States--Virginia--Arlington County.

MEDIUM
1 map ; 99 x 103 cm.

CALL NUMBER
G3850 1861 .B6 Vault Oversize

REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA

DIGITAL ID
(Copy 2) g3850 cw0678500 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3850.cw0678500

PREVIOUS NEXT NEW SEARCH