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View of the Dutch Gap Canal (Siege of Petersburg) Item Info
- Abstract:
- Panoramic view; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 11/19/1864, p. 136-7.
- Title:
- View of the Dutch Gap Canal (Siege of Petersburg)
- Artist:
- Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
- Date:
- October 26, 1864
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Men working inside of these cuts // Howlett House Battery // holes dug to protect men // James River" // [etc.]";Verso: "View of Dutch [Gap Canal] // [Sk]etched Wed 26th Oct 64 // [Signed] Joseph Becker // [Ca]nal full of men digging and f[ull of] carts // [etc.] // Explanation of ske[tch] // City Point // We are about moving on th.....[s]hall not send a...[s]ketches until..."
- Subjects:
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 James River (Va.)--History--19th century Canals--Virginia--Design and construction
- Condition:
- Poor; two panels stuck together, and the adhesive obscures text on verso; bad loss of paper on left margin and right corners; ripping along central crease.
- Place:
- Virginia--Chesterfield--Dutch Gap Virginia--James River
- Medium:
- graphite with brown pencil on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 13 x 9.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 37.359871, -77.4152606
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-10/26/64c (Box 2.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4604
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-JB-VA-10/26/64c
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "View of the Dutch Gap Canal (Siege of Petersburg)", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/3017.html