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Map of the Vicinity of Petersburg. Taken from Surveys made by Order of Maj. Gen. J.F. Gilmer

  • ARTIST: Jeremy Gilmer

  • PUBLISHER: Lithographed by H. L. Penfield of New York.

  • MEDIUM: Stone engraving,

    DATE: c.1866.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 18 1/2 x 12" (46.5 x 30.5 cm)

  • DESCRIPTION: The cartographer of this map was Major General Jeremy Francis Gilmer who was the Chief Engineer for the Confederate States of America. He provided many detailed maps that were used by the Confederate Army. It is a good example of the painstaking detail his surveyors gathered. Numerous fortifications are shown along with locations of residents, towns and railroads.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition. B/W

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps