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Torn in Two: Casualties during the war were unprecedented with 620,000 dying. The number injured was also quite high, and their care was an important priority, particularly for organizations determined to bring modern sensibilities to such undertakings. Among these was the newly formed U.S. Sanitation Commission, which attempted to shape the hygiene of camps, train nurses, and form ambulance corps. This ground plan, reflecting many of their objectives, depicts a convalescent camp near Washington, DC. Buildings are placed in an orderly manner with efficient use of space and easy access. This plan reflects the vision of the Commission’s Executive Secretary, Frederick Law Olmsted who would become one of the great designers of public space in the post-bellum period.
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Document identity
localId
xg94j239r
label
Map of the new convalescent camp
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
xg94j239r
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of the new convalescent camp
description
Torn in Two: Casualties during the war were unprecedented with 620,000 dying. The number injured was also quite high, and their care was an important priority, particularly for organizations determined to bring modern sensibilities to such undertakings. Among these was the newly formed U.S. Sanitation Commission, which attempted to shape the hygiene of camps, train nurses, and form ambulance corps. This ground plan, reflecting many of their objectives, depicts a convalescent camp near Washington, DC. Buildings are placed in an orderly manner with efficient use of space and easy access. This plan reflects the vision of the Commission’s Executive Secretary, Frederick Law Olmsted who would become one of the great designers of public space in the post-bellum period.
date
["1863"]
year
1863
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006567
creators
Russell, L. H.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
United States Sanitary Commission--Maps
United States Christian Commission--Maps
Hospitals, Convalescent--Virginia--Fairfax--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
Libraries--Virginia--Fairfax--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
Fairfax County (Va.)--History--19th century--Maps
Fairfax (Va.)--History--19th century--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Fairfax
Fairfax (county)
North and Central America
United States
Virginia
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Virginia
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Philadephia]
publisher
E. J. Maddox
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
38.8462236
schema:longitude
-77.3063733
extent
1 map : col. ; 66 x 51 cm.
notes
Relief shown by hachures.
Ills.: Library . 6000 Volms. -- U.S. Sanitary Commission -- U.S. Christian Commission.
Includes references.
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no
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xg94j239r
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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5d2cbfd790fd8e3a