Original Civil War FORT SUMTER Charleston SC South Carolina Panoramic Map Print

Description

Original Plate of "The Official Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies," Published the by the Resolution of the U.S. Congress of May 19. 1864, to serve as"The Official Historical Record of The Civil War, to be Accompanied by an Atlas of Battles, Troop Positions, Skirmishes, and Topography." The Atlas was never openly sold, and only distributed to Federal Depositories, Universities, Museums, and various Public Institutions.
Of the only 10,000 Published, less than 1,000 Complete Atlases Remain.
Fine Adornment of Civil War History. Impressive on any Home or Office Wall.
Lithograph 1863 Fort Sumter Charleston Harbor
Intricate Detail. Julius Bien Engraved.
Lithographs of Actual Photographs During the War.
Original Lithograph Plate CXXII (#122) of The Official Folio Historical Record of The Civil War contained within
The Official Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
, Ordered by Act of Congress in 1864; Entered into The Library of Congress; and Published by the U.S. Publishing Office,
Containing all Battle Maps, Field Reports, Correspondence, Troop Positions, Skirmishes, Coastal Surveys, Naval Battles, and Topography during the Four Years of the War
- The undertaking of Accumulating and Assembling The Atlas taking over 30 years to complete.
Part 25. Plate CXXII.
Original Plate CXXII (#122) of 175 Published.
Original 1894. 123-yrs-old.
Panoramic Lithograph
is in Very Good Condition. No soiling, marks
, or writings. Mild foxing. Minimal fraying. Closed separation along fold indentation. Single fold
as issued.
Not a Reproduction.
Original Lithograph Engraved by Julius Bien for the
"The Official Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies;"
Commissioned by Resolution of Congress May
19, 1864, in accordance to serve as The Official Historical Record of the War.
The Atlas was Never Publicly Sold, with only 10,000 Volumes being Exclusively Distributed to Federal Depositories, Universities, Museums, & Various Public Institutions.
The Atlas Entered the Public Domain when the Atlases were withdrawn from Libraries and Other Federal Depositories over the past Century.
Only 10,000 were Published, Less than 1,000 Complete Atlases Remain.
Impressive On Any
Home or Office Wall.
Dimensions:  19
" x 29.5"
Fine Adornment of
Civil War History
(1)
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Exterior View of the Gorge of Fort Sumter on the 14th of April, 1861.
"
(2)
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Exterior View of the Gorge of Fort Sumter on the 14th of April, 1861.
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(3)
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Channel Face of Fort Moultrie with Bomb Proof Shelter and Flag Staff.
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(4)
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Fort Sumter, December 9th, 1863, View of the Southeast Angle.
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(5):
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Exterior View of the Gorge of Fort Sumter on the 14th of April, 1861.
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(6)
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Exterior View of the Gorge of Fort Sumter on the 14th of April, 1861.
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(7)
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Sullivan's Island, Battery Beauregard, 1861, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina."
(8)
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Fort Sumter, December 9th, 1863, Interior View of Three-Gun Battery.
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(9)
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Fort Sumter, December 9th, 1863, View from Southwest Angle.
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(10)
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Sullivan's Island Fort Monroe, 1864, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
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(11)
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Fort Sumter, December 9th, 1863, View of Entrance to Three-Gun Battery."
The Auction is for the Map itself.
A Frame is Not Included.
The Framed Map shown is a Personal Lithograph of the Atlas Featured to Show the Beauty of the Maps when Framed.
So Large It Makes Itself the Conversation of Any Room.
The Atlas to Accompany The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies was Commissioned with Resolution of the U.S. Congress in 1864, by which Adjt. General E.D. Townsend was Appointed Directorship of the Collection and Preparation of the Atlas, which was ultimately Completed and Published in 35 Parts in Sets of Five Lithographic Plates by the U.S. Government Publishing Office between 1891-1895. The 175 Plate Volume dedicated to Preserving a Historical Record of the War, each Map portraying a wealth of Knowledge and Information on Division, Corps, and Troop Positions; Battle Lines, Topography, and Military Strategy.
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Imaginative & Creative Gift.
Greetings from Historical Savannah, Georgia: Founded 1733.
"Some, to beautify their halls, parlors, chambers, and libraries ... loveth, getteth, and useth maps, charts, and geographical globes."
- John Dee, Advisor to Queen Elizabeth I.
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