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War maps, views and portraits

Description: At head of title: "Harper's Weekly Journal of Civilization." A bird's-eye view of Chesapeake Bay surrounded by eight maps of areas involved in the Civil War. Seven vignettes, four portraits of Northern Military leaders. Submaps: Map of the Seat of the War in the West; Map of the coastline from the mouths of the Mississippi River to Pensacola; Map of the Battle of Bull Run; Map of the Seat of the War in Virginia; Comparative area of Northern and Southern States 1861; Map of Charleston Harbor; Map of Pensacola Harbor; Map of strategic routes; Balloon view of Fort Monroe and the mouth of the Chesapeake. Vignettes: Seven vignettes and four portraits. Relief: hachures. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: 49861 Maps... 1861.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1861
Call number: 49861
Dimensions: 92 x 124 cm folded to 24 x 17 cm
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Panorama of the seat of war

Visual Materials

Image of an aerial view relief map of the seat of the American Civil War showing Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia; battleships in Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay and rivers, railroads, and symbols for cities visible; distances from notable cities noted in lower margin.

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Stanford's map of the seat of the war in America

Rare Books

Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2480 l Stanford, Edward, publisher. Stanford's Map of the Seat of the War in America. London, Edward Stanford, 1861. 1 sheet. [see p.]."MS notes at top of sheet give a date and identify one former owner of the map as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Rifle Brigade, though it does not say which one. Publishers' advertisement pasted to verso. MS notes: N.W. Fyns(?) Lieut. Coll. Rifle Brigade. Lent this map Aug. 31st 1862.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: N. America Civil War 1862 RB 11489,n p maps Stanford 1861. Stamps: Kensington Public Libraries..

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A map of the new governments, of east & west Florida

Visual Materials

Kashnor notes, "a scarce map." Kashnor dates as ca. 1760. Gentleman's Magazine published in London. Submap of Pensacola Harbor. West Florida extends to Mississippi River. Submap: Plan of the Harbour and Settlement of Pensacola. Prime meridian: London. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

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Map of the Town of El Verano and subdivisions of Adjoining property Sonoma Valley Improvement Co. Incorporated

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"Chas. F. Crocker, President. F. S. Douty, Treasurer." "Bird's Eye View of Sonoma Valley showing El Verano, The Central Business and Shipping Point of the Valley." A beautifully lithographed tract map. El Verano is a section of present day Sonoma, CA. Vignettes: Birds eye view and four colored vignettes of the area. MS notes: 293244 20.00. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 293244 Sonoma El Verano.

293244

Los Angeles, California, 1894

Rare Books

Two bird's-eye views in one, drawn from an electric power house at Wilder & Central. The upper view looking north, bottom view south to the harbor. Vignettes: Important building and key in lower section. Vignettes: Important building and key in lower section.. Prime meridian: GM. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Vignettes.

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Bird's-eye view of the Mississippi River : from the mouth of the Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico

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Three section map, northern section on upper map. Alt title from cover. Map enclosed with booklet of tables with populations, distances between cities, etc. Cover includes advertisements for river cruises and a sewing machine. Back of cover has vignettes. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography.

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