Lloyd's official map of the state of Virginia from actual surveys by order of the Executive, 1828 & 1859


Lloyd's official map of the state of Virginia from actual surveys by order of the Executive, 1828 & 1859

Item Information

Title:
Lloyd's official map of the state of Virginia from actual surveys by order of the Executive, 1828 & 1859
Creator:
Lloyd, James T.
Name on Item:
Corrected and rev. by J.T. Lloyd to 1862, from surveys made by Capt. W. Angelo Powell, of the U.S. Topographical Engineers.
Date:
1862
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Virginia--Maps
Places:
Virginia
Extent:
1 map : col. ; 76 x 117 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
New York : J.T. Lloyd
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:650,000]
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures.
Includes geographical remarks, population, altitudes, steam boat routes, and memoranda.
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by J.T. Lloyd ..."
Indicates forts, towns, mills, factories, iron works, drainage, relief by hachures, county names and boundaries, roads, and railroads.
"N.B. This is the only map used to plan campaigns in Virginia by Gen. McClellan."
The text printed to the left of the map includes "Deviation of the magnetic needle from the true meridian, as ascertained from observations made during the years 1823 and 1824, by H. Boye," "Memoranda" describing the sources and projection used to make the map, "Geological remarks," "Situation, extent, &c." and "Table of the population."
List of new maps that are "Ready" is printed to the right of the map title.
Prime meridian: Washington.
Identifier:
06_01_006845
Call #:
G3880 1862 .L46
Barcode:
39999059028645