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

About this Item

About this Item

Title

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

Names

  • United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.

Created / Published

  • [186-]

Headings

  • -  Fortification--Maryland--Montgomery County--Maps
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Montgomery County (Md.)--Maps, Manuscript
  • -  United States--Maryland--Montgomery County

Notes

  • -  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.
  • -  LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 688
  • -  Includes 2 male figure drawings at upper left (pen-and-ink, watercolor, lead pencil).
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

Medium

  • 4 ms. maps on 1 sheet : some col. ; 26 x 25 cm. or smaller, sheet 55 x 68 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3843.M6S5 186- .U5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 99448354

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

United States Army. Corps Of Engineers. Maps of the environs of forts Franklin, Alexander, and Ripley, in Montgomery County, Maryland. [186, 1860] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/99448354/.

APA citation style:

United States Army. Corps Of Engineers. (1860) Maps of the environs of forts Franklin, Alexander, and Ripley, in Montgomery County, Maryland. [186] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/99448354/.

MLA citation style:

United States Army. Corps Of Engineers. Maps of the environs of forts Franklin, Alexander, and Ripley, in Montgomery County, Maryland. [186, 1860] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/99448354/>.