
Map of the Mississippi Valley during the Civil War
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Author: Magnus, Charles, & Co.
Title: Panorama of the Mississippi Valley and Its Fortifications
Place Published: New York
Publisher:Published by C. Magnus
Date Published: 1863
Description:
Colored lithographed map. 59x63.5 cm (23¼x25").
One of the great maps of the Civil War, a rare strip-style map in four panels showing the course of the Mississippi River from its confluence with the Missouri River south to its delta on the Gulf of Mexico. There is excellent detail throughout as it locates towns and villages, forts, railroad lines, tributaries, and islands. Beside St. Louis, Memphis, Vicksburg, and New Orleans are finely rendered birds-eye views of the cities. The two distance tables include distances obtained by steamer.
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Map of the Mississippi Valley during the Civil War



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Author: Magnus, Charles, & Co.
Title: Panorama of the Mississippi Valley and Its Fortifications
Place Published: New York
Publisher:Published by C. Magnus
Date Published: 1863
Description:
Colored lithographed map. 59x63.5 cm (23¼x25").
One of the great maps of the Civil War, a rare strip-style map in four panels showing the course of the Mississippi River from its confluence with the Missouri River south to its delta on the Gulf of Mexico. There is excellent detail throughout as it locates towns and villages, forts, railroad lines, tributaries, and islands. Beside St. Louis, Memphis, Vicksburg, and New Orleans are finely rendered birds-eye views of the cities. The two distance tables include distances obtained by steamer.