Map of the Potomac River about the Great Falls shewing the works of the Washington Aqueduct : Surveyed by order of Captain M.C. Meigs, U.S. engineers, chief engineer of the Washington Aqueduct in the month of September 1858.
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- Title
- Map of the Potomac River about the Great Falls shewing the works of the Washington Aqueduct : Surveyed by order of Captain M.C. Meigs, U.S. engineers, chief engineer of the Washington Aqueduct in the month of September 1858.
- Alternate Title
- Inset title: Cross section of Potomac River near Sandy Landing
- Inset title: Cross section of conduit
- Date
- [1858]
- Notes
- Lithographed by: J. Bien, 60 Fulton St., N.Y.
- Topographical map of the area around the falls.
- Above border at right: Sen. ex. doc. no. 1. Ho. ex. doc. no. 2. 2d sess. 35 Cong.
- Names and Subjects
- Maps shelf.
- Great Falls of the Potomac (Md. and Va.)--Maps.
- Potomac River--Maps.
- Washington Aqueduct (Md. and Washington, D.C.)--Maps.
- Meigs, Montgomery C.--(Montgomery Cunningham),--1816-1892.
- Bien, Julius,--1826-1909.
- ID
- 6563
- Barcode
- B3682203
- Physical Description
- 1 map ; 20.2 x 42.5 cm.
- Map Scale
- Scale 1:7,600.
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2018-11-06 13:58:18
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- Collection
- William L. Clements Library Image Bank
- Image Size
- 15824 x 7720
- File Size
- 4 MB
- Record
- 6563
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"Map of the Potomac River about the Great Falls shewing the works of the Washington Aqueduct : Surveyed by order of Captain M.C. Meigs, U.S. engineers, chief engineer of the Washington Aqueduct in the month of September 1858.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-6563/wcl006630. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 15, 2025.