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Source Description
At the beginning of the war, few detailed topographic maps were available to officers for planning movements and engagements. In addition, some moderate-scale state maps, which could be used for planning broader regional strategies, were out-of-date. This was especially true for Virginia, where many of the battles were fought. Although this 1861 Virginia map claims to be official, accurate and current, the title is misleading. It was not an official state publication; rather it was produced by a commercial firm located in New York City. It was derived from an 1859 state map, which was a hurried revision of an earlier 1828 state map. The latter map did incorporate county surveys, but they were inconsistent in scale and data collected.
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Document identity
localId
ww72bp05x
label
Official map of the state of Virginia
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
ww72bp05x
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Official map of the state of Virginia
description
At the beginning of the war, few detailed topographic maps were available to officers for planning movements and engagements. In addition, some moderate-scale state maps, which could be used for planning broader regional strategies, were out-of-date. This was especially true for Virginia, where many of the battles were fought. Although this 1861 Virginia map claims to be official, accurate and current, the title is misleading. It was not an official state publication; rather it was produced by a commercial firm located in New York City. It was derived from an 1859 state map, which was a hurried revision of an earlier 1828 state map. The latter map did incorporate county surveys, but they were inconsistent in scale and data collected.
date
["[1861]"]
year
1861
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006849
creators
Lloyd, James T.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Virginia--Maps
Maryland--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Maryland
North and Central America
United States
Virginia
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Virginia
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
New York
publisher
J.T. Lloyd
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
37
schema:longitude
-80
extent
1 map : col. ; 75 x 62 cm, on sheet 82 x 98 cm
notes
Indicates forts, batteries, "places remarkable for military incidents," roads, distances, railroads, towns, mills, factories, boundaries and drainage.
Covers eastern Virginia and Maryland.
Relief shown by hachures.
"N.B.: This is the only map used to plan campaigns in Virginia by Gen. Scott."
Prime meridian: Washington.
"Notice" along bottom margin: " ... the valuable topographical map of Virginia ... engraver has been unable to complete the whole map before the 26th of October, 1861 ... The western half of this map will be printed and ready for publication on or before the 26th proximo."
Includes publisher's advertisements, text, and tables for population, steamboat routes, and altitudes to left of map.
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no
dcId
ww72bp05x
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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4fe841c19f944d59