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Original 1861 Civil War Map CHARLESTON HARBOR Fort Sumter Confederate Batteries

$ 17.94

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • US_by_Areas: South Carolina
  • Product Type: Antique Map
  • North American Regions: United States
  • Date of Origin: 1861
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
  • Condition: Very good condition, bright and clean, with no marks, rips, or tears. Please see the scans, which include a view of the reverse side, and feel free to ask any questions.
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    Original 1861 Civil War woodblock engraving: "Map of Charleston Harbor, Showing Fort Sumter and the Confederate Batteries."
    The image area measures 35.5 x 23.4 cm [14" x 9¼"].
    Named places and features on the map include the Moultrieville Steamboat Landing on Sullivan's Island, Cooper River, Hog Island Channel, Castle Pinckney Lighthouse, Cummings Point Battery, Fort Johnson, Shem Creek, Shutes Folly Island, Haddrell's Point, Ashley River, and part of the Charleston waterfront.
    This map was published in the April 27, 1861 issue of
    Harper's Weekly
    , shortly after Confederate guns around the harbor had opened fire on Fort Sumter, leading to the surrender of the Union garrison, the fort's evacuation, and the official start of the Civil War.
    Condition:
    This map is in very good condition, bright and clean, with
    no
    marks, rips, or tears. Please see the scans, which include a view of the reverse side, and feel free to ask any questions.
    This an
    original
    , antique map
    not
    a reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be genuine. It is dated April 27, 1861 in the lower corner. There is unrelated letterpress text on the reverse side.
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