Panorama of Charleston, South Carolina Waterfront - Part IV

Title

Panorama of Charleston, South Carolina Waterfront - Part IV

Abstract

Last section of panorama; photo of sketch on reverse.

Artist

Date

no date

Transcription

Recto: "Castle Pinckney // N.E.m RR Memp [?] // thick spikes."
Verso: [small sketch of battery], "American // Beauregard // beach // troops drilling // [ink] Large Panoramic View of the Water-front of the city of Charleston, S.C. sketched from Battery Wagner Morris Island, S.C."

Condition

Four sheets, three glued together, a third detached; adhesions made with paper reading, "Office of Frank Leslie's Publications 537 Pearl St. near Broadway, New York 186"; uneven paper and folds on right margin.

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

sheets 1, 5; sheet 2, 3.75; sheet 3, 5 x 24.75 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Panoramic views--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

32.7764749, -79.9310512

Source

Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-NDk (Box 6.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4901

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-WC-SC-NDk

Citation

Crane, W. T., “Panorama of Charleston, South Carolina Waterfront - Part IV,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2197.