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Map of the Seat of War in Virginia

PrinterPrinted by E. Sachse & Co. American, 1850 - 1877

PublisherPublished by Casimir Bohn German-American, born 1820

Date1861

MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper, in cardboard covers

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 5/8 x 16in. (29.5 x 40.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 x 16 7/8in. (33 x 42.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionPocket map of eastern Virginia, from Rappahannock River to the north, Chesapeake Bay to the east, Suffolk to the south, and Richmond to the west. Towns are indicated with clusters of buildings and what are probably camps with triangles and flags. Roads, canals and railroad lines are shown. Physical features depicted include rivers, bays, and wooded areas. On the left side is a table of distances.

Object number1990.185.0

MarkingsVerso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedFront cover, gold tooled: "BOHN'S / MAP OF / THE SEAT OF WAR / 1861."

Inside cover, top left, handwritten in pencil: "Maps / 89855"

Center, handwritten in black ink: "John E Morris / Co. B. 22nd Regt CV"

Center, handwritten in pencil: "John E Morris / Co B. 22nd Regt / C.V / Hartford / Conn"

Recto, in red ink: lines surrounding Richmond and Williamsburg, and marking various possible camps and other locations on the James River

Bottom left, printed in black ink: "Published by C Bohn 268 Penn Av. Washington D.C. & Old Point Comfort, Va."

Bottom center, printed in black ink: "Entered According to act of Congress AD 1861 by C Bohn in the Clerks Office of the District of Columbia."

Bottom center, printed in black ink: "MAP OF THE SEAT OF WAR IN VIRGINIA"

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "Lith by E. Sachse & Co 104 S. Charles St Baltimore"

Verso, center, handwritten in pencil: "89855"

NotesCartographic Note: No scale

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