Buache, Jean Nicolas
1807

Charleston, South Carolina 1780

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Siege du Charlestown

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Antique engraved map of "Charlestown" ( Charleston, South Carolina ) in 1780 produced ca. 1807 in the French edition of John Marshall's "Life of Washington" (Vie De George Washington). The map depicts the general disposition of forces during the Siege of Charleston (March - May 1780) during the American Revolution . Shows a defensive wall partially surrounding the city and booms placed both at Fort Moultrie and near the Charleston harbor that were designed to deny passage to British naval vessels. Fort Sumter, which today guards the entrance to Charleston Bay and figures prominently in the U.S. Civil War as the site where the first shots were fired, is absent from the map because it was not constructed until 1829.

Noted points of interest identified on this antique map of Charleston include: James Island with Fort Johnson; Fort Moultrie at the West end of Sullivan's Island; Wappoo Creek; Pointe Cummin with a nearby hospital; Shutes Folly, Town Creek; Cooper River; and Hog Island. Fort Moultie is of special interest as it was one in a series of defensive structures at that location on Sullivan's Island. The original fort built of palmetto logs at that spot inspired both the flag and nickname of South Carolina: "The Palmetto State".

Copper-plate engraved map, 200+ years old in good condition. Publisher: Dentu, Imprimeur-Libraire. Plate XIII.

CREATOR: Buache, Jean Nicolas

PUBLICATION DATE: 1807

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: Charleston Harbor

CONDITION: Very Good.  Ample margins and a strong impression with prominent platemark. Single vertical fold on chain laid paper.

COLORING: Careful and appropriate hand-coloring.

ENGRAVER: Buache, J.N.

SIZE: 12 " x 8 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 3

PRICE: $

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