IMAGE
View of the Fortifications and Columbus Item Info
- Abstract:
- Broad and detailed panorama.
- Title:
- View of the Fortifications and Columbus
- Artist:
- Lovie, Henri
- Date:
- March 4, 1862
- Transcription:
- Recto: "View of the Fortifications and Columbus coming down the river. // Water batteries. // Covered way, semi-circular earthwork-for heavy guns. // Sandbag battery. // Polk's headquarters. // Wolf Island. // Water batteries. // Covered way. // R.R. Depot. // Belmont. // Columbus and its Fortifications. // Arrival of the Gunboat Expedition. March 4, 1862.";Verso: no text.
- Subjects:
- Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Fortification--Kentucky--Columbus Gunboats--History--19th century--Pictorial works
- Condition:
- Nearly ripped in half along middle fold; horizontal folds; staining.
- Place:
- Kentucky--Hickman--Columbus Mississippi River Missouri--Mississippi--Belmont Landing Kentucky--Hickman--Wolf Island Number 5
- Medium:
- graphite, black chalk and grey wash on wove paper with writing in brown ink
- Dimensions:
- 7 x 20 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 36.7597791, -89.1033997999999
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-HL-KY-3/4/62 (Box 5.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4504
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-HL-KY-3/4/62
- Collection:
- Ships
- Tags:
- Mississippi River Valley
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "View of the Fortifications and Columbus", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2799.html