Blunt, E and G.W.
1850

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina

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Charleston Harbor Reduced from the Original Survey by Major H. Bache U.S.T.E.

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Antique harbor chart (1850) for Charleston, South Carolina from the Blunt's "American Coast Pilot" . Noted features include Sullivan's Island, Rebellion Road, Light House Island, and Breach Inlet. Numerous beacons, depth soundings and contour lines are recorded.


Special attention is due Castle Pinckney on Shutes Folly island shown between Charleston and Hog Island. "Fort Pinckney", the original log and earthen fort, named after the Revolutionary War hero Charles Pinckney, was built beginning in 1797 and was intended to protect the city from a possible naval attack. The log fort was destroyed by a severe hurricane in September 1804. A replacement brick-and-mortar structure called "Castle Pinckney" was erected in 1809 and was garrisoned throughout the War of 1812, but it saw no action.

By the late 1850s, Castle Pinckney was part of a array of defensive positions in the harbor, which included the strategically placed Forts Sumter and Moultrie, and other, smaller fortifications. In 1860, Castle Pinckney's artillery included fourteen 24-pounders, four 42-pounders, four 8-inch howitzers, and one 10-inch mortar.

On December 27, 1860, one week after South Carolina seceded from the Union, the fort was surrendered to South Carolina (S.C.) militia by its small U.S. Army garrison, which retired to Fort Sumter to join Major Robert Anderson. Castle Pinckney became the first Federal military installation seized forcefully by a Southern state government.

The American Coast Pilot with other harbor charts and sailing directions, was published by Edmund and George W. Blunt from New York. The Blunts were the most prolific private publisher of navigational charts in the United States at that time. 179 Water Street New York.

CREATOR: Blunt, E and G.W.

PUBLICATION DATE: 1850

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: Charleston Harbor

CONDITION: Very Good.  Light impression on strong paper. Ample margins. No holes, tears or other issues. Clean and bright.

COLORING: None.

ENGRAVER: W. Hooker

SIZE: 7 " x 8 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

PRICE: $

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