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Torn in Two: Three separately published bird's-eye views provide a continuous panoramic perspective of the southeastern United States coast, extending from the Chesapeake Bay to Florida. Together they highlight the Union naval blockade of the Confederacy, showing pictorially coastal fortifications as well as ships lining the coast and entering major harbors. It is truly remarkable that these views were the work of one man, Swiss born artist John Bachmann, because he did not have the ability to observe such a large part of the country from an elevated perspective, other than in his own creative imagination. While not particularly useful for planning military maneuvers because of exaggerated topography and inconsistent scales, they were intended to assist a living room audience in visualizing the geographic areas where the battles had and would occur.
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1257b8575
label
Birds eye view of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia
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obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
1257b8575
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Birds eye view of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia
description
Torn in Two: Three separately published bird's-eye views provide a continuous panoramic perspective of the southeastern United States coast, extending from the Chesapeake Bay to Florida. Together they highlight the Union naval blockade of the Confederacy, showing pictorially coastal fortifications as well as ships lining the coast and entering major harbors. It is truly remarkable that these views were the work of one man, Swiss born artist John Bachmann, because he did not have the ability to observe such a large part of the country from an elevated perspective, other than in his own creative imagination. While not particularly useful for planning military maneuvers because of exaggerated topography and inconsistent scales, they were intended to assist a living room audience in visualizing the geographic areas where the battles had and would occur.
date
["[1861]"]
year
1861
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_004404
creators
Bachmann, John, fl. 1849-1885
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Aerial views
Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Aerial views
Delaware--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Aerial views
Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Aerial views
Middle Atlantic States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Aerial views
subjectsGeographic
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maryland
Middle Atlantic
North and Central America
United States
Virginia
Washington
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
Still image
country
United States
state
Virginia
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
New York
publisher
J. Bachmann
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
37
schema:longitude
-80
extent
1 view : col. ; 46 x 71 cm.
notes
Oriented with north toward the right.
Includes distance charts.
Battle sites indicated by crossed swords.
"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1861 by John Bachmann ... "
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no
dcId
1257b8575
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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43e70abd64e2ab26