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MAP #: 361H3
CARTOGRAPHER : HARPER'S WEEKLY [PUBLISHER]
DATE: 1861
SHORT TITLE : PICTORIAL MAP OF THE SEAT OF WAR,
REMAINING TITLE & ID : SHOWING PARTS OF THE STATES OF
MARYLAND, DELAWARE, VIRGINIA, AND NORTH CAROLINA, AND ALSO THE
COAST LINE FROM CAPE HENRY TO FORT PICKENS, WITH THE UNITED STATES
BLOCKADING FLEET. (IN TYPESET LETTERS ACROSS THE BOTTOM MARGIN OF
THE DOUBLE PAGE). "HARPER'S WEEKLY." (ABOVE DOUBLE LINE, CENTER
TOP MARGIN). "360" (LEFT TOP MARGIN). "361" (RIGHT TOP MARGIN).
"-[SEE PAGE 359.]" (TO RIGHT OF TITLE IN BOTTOM MARGIN). THE
PICTORIAL MAP IS ORIENTED WITH SOUTH AT THE TOP. LONGITUDE AND
LATITUDE (NOT SHOWN).
DATE OF PUBLICATION : S1861
PLACE OF PUBLICATION : NEW YORK[?]
PUBLISHER : HARPER'S WEEKLY
LANGUAGE(S) : EN
SIZE (HEIGHT X WIDTH) : 35.1 X 51.6 CM. (EXCLUDING
MARGINAL WRITING)
SIZE - OTHER DATA : ? X ? CM. OM
SCALE - (RF) 1: : VARIES, BUT NOT GIVEN.
LIB. OF CONGRESS # : -
Md. HALL OF RECORDS # 1 : MSA SC1399-430
HUNTINGFIELD ACQ. # 1 : G017-HUG
REGION CATEGORY : MAP ON WHICH THE MD/CHESAPEAKE
AREA IS ONE MAIN FOCUS (1)
SPECIAL CATEGORY(IES) : PANORAMA VIEW (2)
: CIVIL WAR MAP (3)
# SHEETS TO MAP : 1
MAP ORIENTATION : S IS AT THE TOP OF THE MAP
RELIEF SHOWN ? : YES
HYDROGRAPHIC DATA : NONE.
CARTOUCHE : NONE (1)
BORDER : NONE (1)
PRIME MERIDIAN(S) : NONE
SEE ALSO MAP #s : -
BEST INFO SOURCE : NONE FOUND.
DESCRIPTION : THIS EXCELLENT PICTORIAL MAP OF
THE SEAT OF WAR CENTERS ON THE CHESA- PEAKE BAY TIDEWATER AREA,
MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA. IT WAS PUBLISHED ON PAGES 360 AND
361 OF THE HARPER'S WEEKLY MAGAZINE OF JUNE 8, 1861. ON
PAGE 359 IT STATES "ON PAGES 360 AND 361 WE PUBLISH A LARGE
BIRDSEYE VIEW OF THE SEAT OF WAR IN VIRGINIA AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
WHICH WILL ENABLE OUR READERS TO FOLLOW THE MARCH OF THE ARMIES
INTELLIGENTLY." THIS STATEMENT IS FOLLOWED BY A FEW EXPLANATORY
PARAGRAPHS ABOUT NORFOLK, LYNCHBURG, FREDERICKSBURG, PETERSBURG,
YORKTOWN AND WINCHESTER.
THE MAP IS PARTICULARLY CURIOUS BECAUSE IT IS PROBABLY THE ONLY MAP
OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AREA THAT IS ORIENTED WITH SOUTH AT THE TOP.
THE ENGRAVING AND COLORING GIVE A THREE DIMENSIONAL EFFECT, WHICH
IS QUITE REALISTIC. THE MAJOR TOWNS, ROADS AND RAILROADS ARE
SHOWN, WITH THE LATTER EMPHASIZED IN RED AND THE RAILROAD LINES
IDENTIFIED.
DATA IS FROM OBSERVATION OF THE COPY OF THIS MAP IN THE
HUNTINGFIELD COLLECTION.
EDITION & STATE INFO : ONLY A SINGLE EDITION AND STATE
OF THIS MAP IS KNOWN TO THE WRITER.
HFC OWNERSHIP DATA : THE HUNTINGFIELD COLLECTION HAS
A GOOD FULL COLORED COPY (AS ISSUED) WITH A SHORT TEAR AT THE
CENTERFOLD. IT HAS AN ACQ. # OF G017-HUG AND A MDHR # OF MSA
SC1399-430.
BIBLIGRAPHICAL REFS. : NONE FOUND.
December 13, 1991
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