Original Antique Civil War Map REBEL BLOCKADE RUNNERS Wilmington North Carolina

Description

Original Plate of "The Official Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies," Published by Resolution of the U.S. Congress on May 19, 1864, to serve as"The Official Historical Record of The Civil War, to be Accompanied by an Atlas of Battles, Troop Positions, Skirmishes, and Topography." The Atlas was Never Openly Sold, and Distributed only to Federal Depositories, Universities, Museums, and various Public Institutions.
Fine Adornment of Civil War History. Impressive on any Home or Office Wall.
Map of 1864 Closing of
Port
Wilmington
September 6, 1864
"Chart Accompanying Project for Effectively Closing Cape Fear River and the Port of Wilmington, North Carolina to Blockade Runners, September 6, 1864."
Map of Sherman's March
May 5, 1864 - Sept, 4, 1864
"Map Showing Routes of Marches of the Army of General W.T. Sherman from Atlanta, Georgia to Goldsboro, North Carolina, May 5 to September 4, 1865."
Original Lithograph Plate LXXVI (#76) of the 175 Plates of The Official Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Ordered by Act of Congress, May 19,1864; Entered into The Library of Congress and Published by the U.S. Publishing Office,
Containing All Battle Maps, Field Reports, Correspondence, Troop Positions, Skirmishes, Coastal Surveys, Naval Battles, and Topography during the Four Years of the War.
The Undertaking of Assembling the Atlas taking over 30 Years to Complete.
Part 16. Plate LXXVI.
Original Plate LXXVI (#76) of the 175 Published.
Original 1893. 124-ys-old.
Map is
in Very Good condition
.
No soiling, marks, or writings. Mild foxing. Nominal fraying. Single fold
as issued.
Not a Reproduction.
Original Lithograph Engraved by Julius Bien for the "The Official Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies;" Commissioned by Resolution of Congress May 19, 1864, in accordance to serve as The Official Historical Record of the War.
The Atlas was Never Publicly Sold, with only 10,000 Volumes being Exclusively Distributed to Federal Depositories, Universities, Museums, & Various Public Institutions.
The Atlas Entered the Public Domain when the Atlases were withdrawn from Libraries and Other Federal Depositories over the past Century.
Of the Only 10,000 Published, Less than 1,000 Complete Atlases Remain.
Impressive On Any
Home or Office Wall
Dimensions:  19
" x 29.5"
Fine Adornment of
Civil War History
INCLUDES:
(1)
"Map of Portions of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia Showing March of Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi, From March 22 to April 20, 1865."
(2)
"Map Showing Routes of Marches of the Army of General W.T. Sherman from Atlanta, Georgia to Goldsboro, North Carolina, May 5 to September 4, 1865."
(3)
"Plat Showing the Battleground of Rivers Bridge, Big Salkehatchie River, South Carolina."
(4)
"Map Showing the Operations of the army of the Potomac Under the Command of Maj. Gen. George G. Meade from March 29 to April 9, 1865."
(5)
"Plan Sections and Elevation of Pile Bridge, James River near Varinia, Virginia."
Great for Family History as Map Shows Towns, Cities, & Landmarks during the War; Some of Which No Longer Exist Today.
Map Shows Names of Citizens' Homes & Farms, Churches, Schools, Taverns, Forts, & Many Other Landmarks.
A Few of the Homes, Farms, Depots, Forts, Mills, Churches, & Other Landmarks located on the Map:
BLOCKADE RUNNERS MAP: Cape Fear River, Oak Island, Smith's Island, Federal Point, Fort Caswell, Oyster Bay, Bald Head Point, Fort Fisher, Landing Place, Light Boat, Miller's House, Fort Johnson, Western Bar Channel, Main Ship Channel, Thick Woods, Muddy Slough, Sheep Head Rocks, Breakers, Price's Creek, Smithville, Elizabeth River, Lighthouse, Reeves' Point, Pilot Beacon, Cape Fear, Jenny's Corners, CAVALRY ROUTE MAP: Carrollton, Tuscaloosa, Columbiana, Jacksonville, Head, Atlanta & Western Railroad, Knoxville, Milledgeville, McDonough, Atlanta, Eatonton, Lawrenceville, LaFayette, Monroe, Athens, Augusta, Carnesville, Ellijay, Lexington, Dublin, Irwinton, Milllwood, Wilmington and Manchester Railroad, Belton, Lincolnton, Shelby, Dallas, Columbus, Asheville, Zebulon, Thomaston, Hamilton, Swainsboro, Mt Vernon, Marion, Fort Valley, Abbeville, Macon, Union, Yorkville, Conway, Charleston, Appling, Reidsville, and many others.
(If you are interested in any particular name, town, or other landmark, email me and I will look to see if it included on the map.)
Intricate Detail.
Julius Bien Engraved.
The Atlas to Accompany The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies was Commissioned with Resolution of the U.S. Congress in 1864, by which Adjt. General E.D. Townsend was Appointed Directorship of the Collection and Preparation of the Atlas, which was ultimately Completed and Published in 35 Parts in Sets of Five Lithographic Plates by the U.S. Government Publishing Office between 1891-1895. The 175 Plate Volume dedicated to Preserving a Historical Record of the War, with Each Map portraying a wealth of Knowledge and Information on Division, Corps, and Troop Positions, Battle Lines, Topography, History, and Military Strategy.
The Auction is for the Map itself.
A Frame is Not Included.
The Framed Map shown is a Personal Lithograph of the Atlas Featured to Show the Beauty of the Maps when Framed.
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Imaginative & Creative Gift.
"Some, to beautify their parlors, chambers, and libraries ... loveth, getteth, and useth maps, charts, and geographical globes."
- John Dee, Advisor to Queen Elizabeth I.