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Civil War Panorama of the Seat of War by John Bachmann, Antique Print circa 1864
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Panorama of the seat of war. Bird's-eye View of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia.
This third state of this fascinating bird's eye view of the northernmost part of the east coast of the Confederacy, and the southernmost areas of the Union, including Washington. This third issue, printed after the smoke that was added to Manassas for the second issue had been removed again, has "many towns and battlefields . Added, especially around Richmond, Petersburg, and Fredericksburg" (Rumsey).
"At the outset of the Civil War, John Bachmann, of New York City, one of the finest American artists and lithographers specializing in bird's-eye views, began producing a series of panoramas of likely theaters of War" (Stephenson & McKee Virginia in Maps p.239). This view, taken from the apparent vantage point some miles up in the outer atmosphere, was designed to serve as an individual Stand-alone image (as here), but also to join with two other views by Bachmann which together form one continuous panorama of the east coast of the Confederacy. In all, Bachmann published six views covering the whole 'Seat of the War'. The present image covers an area which includes the locations of a number of well-known Civil War actions: Harper's Ferry, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, Manassas, Petersburg and Appomattox River, Richmond and environs.
John Bachmann was one of America's leading viewmakers, having been responsible for some of the finest New York City views. This innovative cross between view and map appears to have been his own invention, and it gives an intriguing and different perspective on the conflict.
The first state of this view was published by Bachmann in 1861, the second state was published with smoke billowing up from Manassas in reference to the Battle of Bull Run; the (present) third edition was published by Charles Magnus in 1864, the battlefield smoke having been removed. Published in New York: Charles Magnus, 1864. Chromolithograph, by Bachmann.
- Dimensions:Height: 33.5 in (85.09 cm)Width: 41.5 in (105.41 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1864
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. This is a nearly mint example presented and framed using the finest archival materials and procedures.
- Seller Location:Colorado Springs, CO
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