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Vertical and horizontal folds; rips and stain along upper margin; stain at lower left corner, large loss of paper; loss of paper on lower margin .
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Abstract:
Detailed panorama with troops; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 4/1/1865.
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Charleston, South Carolina, Looking South
Artist:
Crane, W. T.
Date:
March 7, 1865
Transcription:
Recto: "Charleston Bank // Old Custom House and Post Office // Cooper River // Castle Pinckney // Battery Bee // Sullivans Island // Ft. Moultrie // Union Fleet // Cope's Cotton Press // Ft. Sumter // Ft Ripley or Middle Ground Batt'y // Ft. Strong - formerly Ft. Wagner // Morris Island // Battery's Gregg chatfied + the Naval Battery // Ft. Johnson // Fire Proof Building or Hall of Records &c, // James Island // Battery Simpkins // White Pt Garden or Battery // City Hall // St. Michaels Church // So-Ca-Hall // 1st Presbyterian Church // Court House // Guard House // Ashley River // Secessionville // James Island // Meeting St. // 21st U.S.C.T. Col A. G. Bennett // Hibernian Hall // Birds Eye View of Charleston S.C. and Charleston Harbor (Looking South) // Sketched from Mills House March 7th 1865 // For descriptions see my letter of same date.";Verso: no text.
Subjects:
Charleston (S.C)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Condition:
Vertical and horizontal folds; rips and stain along upper margin; stain at lower left corner, large loss of paper; loss of paper on lower margin .
Place:
South Carolina--Charleston--Charleston
Medium:
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions:
9.75 x 13.25 in.
Genre:
Image;StillImage
Coordinates:
32.7764749, -79.9310512
Source:
Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-3/7/65 (Box 6.)
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4739
Ref. Number:
(Becker)CW-WC-SC-3/7/65
Collection:
Ships
Tags:
Architecture Cityscape Horses Old Custom House Parade Post office Ship Troops
Format:
image/jpeg
Attribution
Citation:
"Bird's Eye View of Charleston, South Carolina, Looking South", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2729.html
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