IMAGE
View of Centreville, Louisiana Item Info
- Abstract:
- In Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 10/31/1863; fine drawing.
- Title:
- View of Centreville, Louisiana
- Artist:
- Bonwill, Charles E. H., b. ca. 1836
- Date:
- September 18, 1863
- Transcription:
- Recto: "View in Centreville La // Centreville is in St. Mary's Parish and Grand Lake & Bayou Teche flood the district for many miles. // Turn over.";Verso: "The view represents the town of Centreville La. Occupied by 116 N.Y. Col. Love with a section of Battery S. (Regular) as cover of Cavalry sent out on a scout Sept. 28th 1863 // [signed] C.E.H.Bonwill."
- Subjects:
- Centreville (La.)--History--19th century Louisiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--Army--Cavalry--History--19th century Carriages and carts--History--19th century
- Condition:
- Vertical, horizontal, and tangent folds; dog ears at upper corners; pin mark in center; effaced paper at upper corners.
- Place:
- Louisiana--Saint Mary parish--Centerville
- Medium:
- Graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 6.5 x 10 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 29.7597872, -91.428367
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-CB-LA-9/28/63 (Box 7.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4644
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-CB-LA-9/28/63
- Collection:
- Architecture and Townscapes
- Tags:
- Architecture Townscape
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "View of Centreville, Louisiana", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2718.html