Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: Panorama of the seat of war : birds eye view of Florida and part of Georgia and Alabama, of North and South Carolina and part of Georgia, of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware and the District of Columbia, drawn from nature and lith. by John Bachmann

Barcode: 54467

Image Number: 54467.0001

Publishing Location: New York

Notes: Gift of Mary Ann Vinton, November 2, 2020.

Alternative Title: Birds eye view of Florida and part of Georgia and Alabama, of North and South Carolina and part of Georgia, of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware and the District of Columbia

Brief Description: Detailed panoramic view depicting the first Union naval blockade of the Southern Confederate coast. The view includes the battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries, the first combined Union and Navy operation in the American Civil War. Fought from August 28 to the 29th in 1861 it resulted in the Union dominating the strategically important North Carolina sounds. The view also illustrates the presence of the ironclads USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (originally CSS Merrimac) at Hampton Roads, Virginia. They did engage in a three hour battle which ended in a stand-off. This was the first battle featuring ironclads fought March 8th through the 9th, 1862.

Publisher: Bachmann, John

Date/Date Range Published: 1861

Language: English

Region Depicted: DelawareFloridaGeorgiaMarylandNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaVirginiaWashington, D.C.

Map Type: GeographicalHistorical maps

Dimensions: 3 maps each 46 x 71 on sheet 60 x 228 cm

Printing Process: Lithograph

Historical Context: The beginning of American Civil War (1861-1865) depicting some of the first naval battles.

LC Call Number: G3701.S5 1861 B3

OCLC: 1232928551

Subjects: Civil War

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/54467.0001