Map showing locations of temporary field works erected by the Spanish for the land defense of Havana, 1897-1898

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Map showing locations of temporary field works erected by the Spanish for the land defense of Havana, 1897-1898

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Title:
Map showing locations of temporary field works erected by the Spanish for the land defense of Havana, 1897-1898
Description:
Map showing defenses in Havana and the surrounding area. Many individual rural households are named. Transportation routes, marshes, mangroves, churches, cemeteries, and many public buildings are named. Hydrography is shown in detail.
Issuing body:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Contributor:
Black, William Murray, 1855-1933
Contributor:
United States. War Department
Contributor:
United States. Army. Department of Cuba
Name on Item:
Department of Havana, Office of Chief Engineer, Wm. M. Black, Maj., Corps of Engrs., U.S. Army. April 10th 1900 ; working drawing by Pichardo and Bateson ; F.B. Ryons and J.L. Darnell, del.
Date:
[ca. 1900]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Military maps
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects:
Havana (Cuba)--Maps
Military engineering--Cuba--Havana--Maps
Places:
Havana (province) > Havana
Extent:
1 map ; 65 x 63 cm, on sheet 96 x 70 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[Washington, D.C.] : [Government Printing Office]
Scale:
Scale 1:28,800. 1 inch = 2400 feet
Language:
English
Notes:
Detached from Annual reports of the War Department for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1900. Report of the Lieutenant General commanding the army (Washington : Government Printing Office, 1900).
"Temporary Field Works were located by triangulation and referred by rectangular coordinates to Morro Tower as Origin. Main Highways were traversed by stadia. Minor roads and minor details were sketched by Batson [sic] Board Method. Other data chosen from original Spanish sources, after consulting with Sr. Esteban T. Pichardo. Joseph A. Sargent, Asst. Engr., in charge of survey."
"War 56 2."
"Plate No. 125."
Includes notes and indexed tables "Locations of most important field works" and "Important triangulated points other than field works."
Identifier:
06_01_018379
Call #:
G4924.H3R4 1898 .U5
Barcode:
39999085967139