Jedediah Hotchkiss (1828–1899)
Autor(a) de Make Me a Map of the Valley: The Civil War Journal of Stonewall Jackson's Topographer
About the Author
Obras de Jedediah Hotchkiss
Make Me a Map of the Valley: The Civil War Journal of Stonewall Jackson's Topographer (1973) 81 cópias
Virginia 1 exemplar(es)
Historical Atlas of Augusta County, Virginia - Maps from Original Surveys - [Reproduction] 1 exemplar(es)
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Tourist Map of the Warm Springs Valley showing the railways, roads and paths leading to the… 1 exemplar(es)
Make Me a Map of the Valley U. S. History (Civil War) 1 exemplar(es)
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Outros nomes
- Hotchkiss, Jed
- Data de nascimento
- 1828-11-30
- Data de falecimento
- 1899-01-17
- Local de enterro
- Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia, USA
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
Confederate States of America - Local de nascimento
- Windsor, New York, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Staunton, Virginia, USA
- Ocupação
- cartographer
Membros
Resenhas
Make me a map of the Valley; the Civil War journal… de Jedediah Hotchkiss
I found this to be quite an unusual book, but if you are interested in cartography in the nineteenth century, very interesting indeed. Hotchkiss wasn't a mapping professional at the start of the war, but he was one of the principal CSA map-makers by the end of it. His work was exacting, and some of his improvisations drew professional respect in the following years. His opinions and observations of the war in Virginia are also useful for local colour. The editor, I think was also a skilled technician.… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 9
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 101
- Popularidade
- #188,710
- Avaliação
- 4.3
- Resenhas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 2