Tourist Washington / compiled and drawn in the Cartographic Division of the National Geographic Society for National Geographic Maganize ; Melville Bell Grosvenor, chief editor ; Wellman Chamberlin, chief cartographer.

Compiler
National Geographic Society (U.S.). Cartographic Section [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 1964.
  • © 1964
Description
  • Scale 1:19,800 or 3.2 inches to the mile polyconic projection (W 77°04ʹ40ʹʹ--W 76°59ʹ20ʹʹ/N 38°55ʹ30ʹʹ--N 38°52ʹ25ʹʹ).
  • Scale 1:76,032 or 1.2 miles to the inch polyconic projection (W 77°51ʹ10ʹʹ--W 76°50ʹ50ʹʹ/N 39°02ʹ40ʹʹ--N 38°47ʹ20ʹʹ).
  • 2 maps on 1 sheet : both sides, color ; 39 x 50 cm

Details

Subject(s)
Cartographer
Chamberlin, Wellman [Browse]
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Notes
  • Relief shown by spot heights on suburban map. Depths shown by soundings.
  • Map includes indexes of embassies, monuments, and other important locations within the city of Washington, as well as city districts and smaller towns.
  • Inset map of the District of Columbia divided into four sectionscentered on the Capitol numbered and lettered streets begin at the dividing lines.
  • "Copyright © 1964 by The National Geographic Society."
Geographic coverage
Maps cover: Washington, D. C. central and metropolitan area.
Contents
On recto: Tourist Washington On verso: Suburban Washington
Other format(s)
Online version available via the Princeton University Libraries Digital Maps & Geospatial Data website.
Other title(s)
  • Suburban Washington
  • Suburban Washington / compiled and drawn in the Cartographic Division of the National Geographic Society for the National Geographic Magazine.
In
National Geographic Society Atlas of the World United States Atlas. December 1964. Plate 21. Washington, D. C. : The National Geographic Society, 1964
OCLC
1340423776
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