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Panorama of the Mississippi Valley and its fortifications

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Title
Panorama of the Mississippi Valley and its fortifications
Contributor
Boell, F. W.  
Scale
approximately 1:450,000  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)
Publisher
Magnus, Charles  
Date of Publication
1863  
Extent
1 map
Dimensions
236 x 16 cm, on sheet 61 x 67 cm
Notes
  • Likely published 1863.
  • Covers Mississippi River, in four 60 x 16 cm. panels, from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Includes distance list, table of Distances navigable by steam on Mississippi River and its principal branches, and small panoramic views of St. Louis, Memphis, Vicksburg, and New Orleans.
  • LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 42.5
  • [This scarce, separately published work divides the Mississippi River into four strip maps that are enhanced by views of the cities of New Orleans, Vicksburg, Memphis and St. Louis. Magnus was perhaps the most prolific publisher of maps, aerial views, and other graphic materials related to the Civil War, and the present work is notable for the inclusion of a great number of forts and other sites related to the war. Its remarkable range of detail includes towns both small and large, plantations, country markets, trading posts, schools and colleges, churches, industrial sites, landmarks, roads and railroads. By the time this map was published, the Mississippi (except for Vicksburg and Port Hudson) was under Union control. Magnus, through various political connections, became one of the few illustrators with unrestricted access to Union military camps, which also accounts in large part for his dominance of the market in Civil War graphic materials. Therefore, it's likely that the fine-grained detail of this work resulted from his access to information gathered by Union personnel. After the war, Magnus continued a prosperous business in both the creation and selling of panoramic city views, song sheets, and patriotic envelopes. With over 1,000 known works to his credit, Magnus was one of the most prolific American printers of broadsides and other lithographs].--Edited description Martayan Lan website.
Coverage-Spatial
Mississippi River  
Genre
Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99954830684105899
Collection Title
River Maps
Collection
River Maps
TitlePanorama of the Mississippi Valley and its fortifications
ContributorBoell, F. W.  
Scaleapproximately 1:450,000  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)
PublisherMagnus, Charles  
Date of Publication1863  
Extent1 map
Dimensions236 x 16 cm, on sheet 61 x 67 cm
Notes
  • Likely published 1863.
  • Covers Mississippi River, in four 60 x 16 cm. panels, from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Includes distance list, table of Distances navigable by steam on Mississippi River and its principal branches, and small panoramic views of St. Louis, Memphis, Vicksburg, and New Orleans.
  • LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 42.5
  • [This scarce, separately published work divides the Mississippi River into four strip maps that are enhanced by views of the cities of New Orleans, Vicksburg, Memphis and St. Louis. Magnus was perhaps the most prolific publisher of maps, aerial views, and other graphic materials related to the Civil War, and the present work is notable for the inclusion of a great number of forts and other sites related to the war. Its remarkable range of detail includes towns both small and large, plantations, country markets, trading posts, schools and colleges, churches, industrial sites, landmarks, roads and railroads. By the time this map was published, the Mississippi (except for Vicksburg and Port Hudson) was under Union control. Magnus, through various political connections, became one of the few illustrators with unrestricted access to Union military camps, which also accounts in large part for his dominance of the market in Civil War graphic materials. Therefore, it's likely that the fine-grained detail of this work resulted from his access to information gathered by Union personnel. After the war, Magnus continued a prosperous business in both the creation and selling of panoramic city views, song sheets, and patriotic envelopes. With over 1,000 known works to his credit, Magnus was one of the most prolific American printers of broadsides and other lithographs].--Edited description Martayan Lan website.
Coverage-SpatialMississippi River  
GenreMaps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99954830684105899
Collection TitleRiver Maps
CollectionRiver Maps

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