Map of the defences · 1862

E. & G. W. Blunt’s map of Charleston and vicinity

E. & G. W. Blunt’s map of Charleston and vicinity

Blunt were chart publishers, and it shows: this is the approaches and the islands as a navigator would want them, with the city’s street pattern set into the corner of it.

What is on the sheet

  • fortifications
  • roads and railroads
  • towns
  • the street pattern of Charleston
  • drainage and vegetation
  • ship channels

The catalog’s own notes

LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 369.

The record

Title, as catalogedE. & G. W. Blunt’s map of Charleston and vicinity
MakerE. & G. W. Blunt (Firm), New York
Date, as cataloged1862
KindMap of the defences
Scaleca. 1:151,000
Medium1 map
Dimensions46 x 52 cm
CollectionCivil War Maps
Call numberG3914.C3S5 1862 .E3
Image served byLibrary of Congress
RightsPublic domain
Rights statement, verbatimThe content of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division digitized collections is free to use and reuse unless a Rights Advisory statement is present that indicates otherwise. Credit Line: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.
Credit lineLibrary of Congress, Geography and Map Division
Catalog recordhttps://www.loc.gov/item/99448814/
Last verified2026-08-30

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