Map Phelps & Watson's historical and military map of the border & southern states.

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About this Item

Title

  • Phelps & Watson's historical and military map of the border & southern states.

Other Title

  • Phelps and Watson's historical and military map of the border and southern states
  • Phelps & Watson's historical and military map of the border and southern states
  • New historical war map

Names

  • Phelps & Watson.

Created / Published

  • New York : Phelps & Watson, 1864.

Headings

  • -  Southern States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--Southern States

Notes

  • -  Shows locations of battles and skirmishes, 1861 to May (?) 1864, with red dots or by red underlining of place names. Also shows population statistics for each state; statistics positioned near blue dots.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862 by Phelps & Watson ..."
  • -  Prime meridian: Washington.
  • -  Accompanied by text: Brief description of battles and skirmishes of the war. 35 p. ; 16 cm.
  • -  Includes inset of southern Florida and chronologically arranged list of "Battles of the war" from 1861 to May 1864.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Stamped on verso: Price 50 cts. for the benefit of a one armed soldier.
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Tears and missing small sections along edges, holes and tears along fold lines, brittleness, and separation of front cover and accompanying text from map.
  • -  LC copy annotated in pencil near stamped area on verso.
  • -  Acquisitions control no. 98-14
  • -  CW3

Medium

  • 1 map : hand col. ; 60 x 88 cm., folded in cover 18 x 12 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3861.S5 1864 .P5

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98684854

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Phelps & Watson. Phelps & Watson's historical and military map of the border & southern states. New York: Phelps & Watson, 1864. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/98684854/.

APA citation style:

Phelps & Watson. (1864) Phelps & Watson's historical and military map of the border & southern states. New York: Phelps & Watson. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98684854/.

MLA citation style:

Phelps & Watson. Phelps & Watson's historical and military map of the border & southern states. New York: Phelps & Watson, 1864. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/98684854/>.