Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: The true issue or "thats whats the matter"

Barcode: 58972

Publishing Location: New York

Brief Description: Image depicts Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in a tug-a-war over a map of the United States which is tearing south of the Potomac. The lithograph was published during the 1864 presidential campaign pitting Lincoln against McCllelan. Lincoln and Davis are uncompromising with Lincoln saying "No peace without Abolition" and Davis "No peace without separation". McCllelan is shown trying to hold the two men and the map together exclaiming "The Union must be preserved at all hazards".

Publisher: Currier & Ives

Date/Date Range Published: 1861

Language: English

Region Depicted: United States

Map Type: Historical maps

Dimensions: 34.5 x 45 cm

Printing Process: Lithograph

Historical Context: The American Civil War was about the conflict between the Union and the Confederacy over the issue of slavery and its expansion. The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 caused southern states to secede.

LC Call Number: E461 1864.C8

OCLC: 1487919331

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