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Panorama of the seat of war

Description: Image of a relief map of the seat of The American Civil War showing Cairo, Illinois, and parts of other southern states, including Kentucky and Tennessee; battleships in Mississippi River and its tributaries visible; distances from notable cities noted in lower margin.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1867
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000798
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

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.

priJLC_MIL_000799

Siege of Vicksburg

Visual Materials

Image of the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the American Civil War; Union soldiers with General Ulysses S. Grant at bottom right holding a spyglass and observing Confederate troops approaching around a bend near the Mississippi River; soldiers in trenches, explosions, flag at top of hill, river and battleships visible in background.

priJLC_MIL_000801

Panorama of Chicago

Visual Materials

Image of an elevated panoramic view of Chicago, Illinois, overlooking the city's business district and Lake Michigan, from left looking west, then north, east and south, from Monadnock Block, Dearborn, Jackson, Van Buren Sts. and Custom House Place; inset vignette of Monadnock Building at lower left; Melville shield logo at lower right; location key, color bars, and information on Miehle Printing Press & Mgt. Co. printed in margin.

priJLC_VIEW_000564

Steam ship of War Regent

Visual Materials

Image of the steam ship Regent built for Spain in 1841 sailing through choppy water; several sailors visible on deck; other ships and a coastline visible in background; dimensions of ship and engine statistics in bottom margin.

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Steam ship of War Regent

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Bird's-eye view of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893

Visual Materials

Image of an aerial view of the World's Columbian Exposition buildings in Chicago, Illinois, along the lakeshore; names of the buildings and exhibits are listed in the bottom margin, with a key to find each location on the map; steamships and sailboats visible on the lake.

priJLC_FAIR_001694

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