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Source Description
Shows fortifications, street pattern of Charleston, vegetation, and a few soundings.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
cj82m255p
label
Sketch of Charleston Harbor
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
cj82m255p
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Sketch of Charleston Harbor
description
Shows fortifications, street pattern of Charleston, vegetation, and a few soundings.
date
["[1860?–1869?]"]
year
1860
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006574
creators
Williams, W. A., 19th cent
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Fortification--South Carolina--Charleston
Charleston Harbor (S.C.)--History--19th century--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Charleston
Charleston (county)
Charleston Harbor
North and Central America
South Carolina
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
South Carolina
county
Charleston
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston
publisher
L. Prang & Co.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
32.75
schema:longitude
-79.8833
extent
1 map : col. ; 24 x 25 cm.
notes
Shows fortifications, street pattern of Charleston, vegetation, and a few soundings.
Insets: Castle Pinckney. 7 x 5 cm-Fort Sumpter [sic]. 7 x 6 cm-Fort Moultrie. 5 x 6 cm.
Description derived from published bibliography.
Variant showing the earthworks on James Island extending horizontally from the coast to the left neat line and includes additional sites and military information.
hasTranscription
no
dcId
cj82m255p
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
c2a710627287aaa4