Map of the defences · 1861

Plan of Charleston Harbor, and its fortifications

Plan of Charleston Harbor, and its fortifications

A northern commercial map of the first year, printed in Boston for a public that had just learned where Fort Sumter was. It carries a plan of the city as well as the harbor, which most of the war maps do not.

What is on the sheet

  • channel and soundings
  • low water mark
  • roads and railroads
  • some dwellings
  • a plan of the city
  • the forts

The catalog’s own notes

LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 373. Description derived from published bibliography.

Places

Fort Sumter

The record

Title, as catalogedPlan of Charleston Harbor, and its fortifications
MakerElliot & Ames; lithographed by C. D. Andrews, Boston
Date, as cataloged1861
KindMap of the defences
Scale1:31,680
Medium1 map
Dimensions37 x 52 cm
CollectionCivil War Maps
Call numberG3912.C4 1861 .E5
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/99448817/
Last verified2026-08-30

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