Elliot and Ames
1861

Antique Civil-war era map of Charleston Harbor and fortifications

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Plan of Charleston Harbor and its fortifications. Compiled by Elliot & Ames From Government Survey. Boston: A. Williams & Co.

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Rare early Civil War era map of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina and vicinity with local harbor defenses including a "Battery Erected By Secessionists" at the north side of Morris Island. Compiled by Elliot & Ames from U.S. government surveys, the plan was published by A. Williams & Co., Boston in 1861. Lithographed by C.D. Andrews.

This map was published in the same year as the bombardment of Fort Sumter on April, 12th, 1861. It depicts the main ship channel into Charleston, at the confluence of the Ashley and Cooper Rivers and shows Hog Island and Sullivan Island, many channels and low-water marks, and a street map of the city of Charleston, South Carolina. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union in December, 1860.

CREATOR: Elliot and Ames

PUBLICATION DATE: 1861

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: Charleston Harbor

CONDITION: Good. Minor foxing. Repair from verso to close an internal tear at left. Margins at verso lined with archival tape to inhibit chipping and tears. Washed. Trace of old tape residue at bottom right verso.

COLORING: None

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SIZE: 20 " x 14 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 53

PRICE: $

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