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Graphic Presentation

Brinton, Willard C. Graphic Presentation. New York: Brinton Associates, 1939. Internet Archive: graphicpresentat00brinrich. Brinton's 526-page magnum opus. Page 162 reproduces his own 1921 postcard map lobbying for the Briarcliff-Peekskill Parkway crossing Croton Dam, with a caption crediting the map with helping secure the route's adoption. Passage 213 of 555 261 words

whose line of march is indicated by the blue line Symbols representing earlier routes are broken so as to appear to pass beneath those representing routes or other operations ol later date Successive occupations, sieges etc . ol the same place are shown by concentric circles or semicircles, the inner ones representing operations of earlier date For example

might snow place ili at first held by United Slates force. (21 later taken after siege by enemy lofce B and i3i subsequently reoccupied by United States force "A"

Route symbols m general show approximate rather than precise routes and are sometimes arbitrarily made to cross one another m order more graphically to bring out the sequence ot events

Charica O. PauUin. "Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States," Carnegie Institute of Washington and American Geographical Society of New York, 1932.

Legend for the Two Maps on Page 2 0 5.

This legsnd was used for a series of military history maps, but it applies here only to the

two following maps on the Civil War. The symbols of the original were in red and blue.

MAPS WITH BAR CHARTS

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Charlr« O. Paullin. "Atla* of the Hittorical Geography of the United States," CarncKie Institute of Washington and American Geographical Society of New York, 1932. SCALE .5

Two Historical Maps Showing the Progress of the Civil War from 1863 Through 1865 and a Resume of the Entire War.

The bars and war lines in the originals of these two maps were in red and blue.

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