Map Washington west quadrangle, District of Columbia-Maryland-Virginia

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Title

  • Washington west quadrangle, District of Columbia-Maryland-Virginia

Other Title

  • Washington west, D.C.-Md.-Va. :
  • Series V833

Names

  • Geological Survey (U.S.)

Created / Published

  • Washington : Interior--Geological Survey, 1971.

Contents

  • Black lettering -- Contours -- Culture -- Drainage -- Woodland -- Red roads -- Urban -- Purple line -- Purple lettering -- Blue open water -- Purple open water -- Black sand.

Headings

  • -  Washington (D.C.)--Maps
  • -  Washington Metropolitan Area--Maps
  • -  Cartography--Problems, exercises, etc
  • -  Cartography--Washington (D.C.)--Specimens
  • -  Cartography--Washington Metropolitan Area--Specimens
  • -  Color in cartography--Problems, exercises, etc
  • -  Color separation--Problems, exercises, etc
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington Metropolitan Area

Genre

  • Topographic maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by contours and spot heights on some sheets. Depths shown by contours and soundings on some sheets.
  • -  Title from "Black lettering" sheet.
  • -  Each sheet is used as a single-color negative-film separation overlay in the production of the final positive multi-color paper map sheet.
  • -  Each sheet has adhesive label affixed on recto indicating the color separation represented by the sheet.
  • -  Some sheets have additional adhesive label: U.S.G.S. Exhibit 1879-1979.
  • -  Each sheet a punch hole along each of the 4 edges to enable exact registration when sheets are used as overlays.
  • -  Some sheets (especially "Black lettering" sheet) include notes.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Vault
  • -  DCP

Medium

  • 12 maps : negative film photocopies ; on sheets 76 x 61 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3850 s24 .G4

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 96687608

Online Format

  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Geological Survey, U.S. Washington west quadrangle, District of Columbia-Maryland-Virginia. Washington: Interior--Geological Survey, 1971. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/96687608/.

APA citation style:

Geological Survey, U. S. (1971) Washington west quadrangle, District of Columbia-Maryland-Virginia. Washington: Interior--Geological Survey. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/96687608/.

MLA citation style:

Geological Survey, U.S. Washington west quadrangle, District of Columbia-Maryland-Virginia. Washington: Interior--Geological Survey, 1971. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/96687608/>.