IMAGE

View of Charleston and Fort Sumter from Rattlesnake Shoal Item Info

Abstract:
Large panorama; probably early because of misspelling of "Sumter."
Title:
View of Charleston and Fort Sumter from Rattlesnake Shoal
Artist:
Crane, W. T.
Date:
no date
Transcription:
Recto: [ink]"Ft. Sumpter"[sic], // Steamer ashore // Ft. Moultrie // Steeples of Charleston // Rebel Battery firing at the Huron // Beach Inlet // Gun boat 'Huron' // View of Charleston & 'Sumpter'[sic], from Rattlesnake Shoal.";Verso: no text.
Subjects:
Charleston (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Gunboats--United States
Condition:
Vertical, horizontal, and tangent folds; ripping along upper and left margins; smudging at lower left; foxing on right margin.
Place:
South Carolina--Charleston--Charleston South Carolina--Charleston--Fort Sumter
Medium:
graphite and brown ink on wove paper
Dimensions:
10.25 x 19.75 in.
Genre:
Image;StillImage
Coordinates:
32.7764749, -79.9310512
Source:
Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-NDe (Box 6.)
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4758
Ref. Number:
(Becker)CW-WC-SC-NDe
Collection:
Ships
Tags:
Ship
Format:
image/jpeg
Attribution
Citation:
"View of Charleston and Fort Sumter from Rattlesnake Shoal", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2796.html