Battery Bee on Sullivans Island, South Carolina
Title
Battery Bee on Sullivans Island, South Carolina
Abstract
Sketchy panorama.
Artist
Date
March 20, 1865
Transcription
Recto: "Distant woods // water // beach // Battery Bee Sullivans Island."
Verso: "Battery Bee Sullivans Island S.C. // The strongest earthwork on the Island - blown up the rebels on the morning of the 18th of February 1865 // see my letter of March 20th // [signed] W.T. Crane."
Subject
Condition
Vertical and horizontal folds; dog ear at lower right.
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
4 x 13.25 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Panoramic views--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
32.7632323, -79.8367511
Source
Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-3/20/65 (Box 6.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4740
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-WC-SC-3/20/65
Collection
Citation
Crane, W. T., “Battery Bee on Sullivans Island, South Carolina,” The Becker Collection, accessed April 29, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2668.