View of Charleston and Fort Sumter from Rattlesnake Shoal

Title

View of Charleston and Fort Sumter from Rattlesnake Shoal

Abstract

Large panorama; probably early because of misspelling of "Sumter."

Artist

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.

Condition

Vertical, horizontal, and tangent folds; ripping along upper and left margins; smudging at lower left; foxing on right margin.

Medium

graphite and brown ink on wove paper

Dimensions

10.25 x 19.75 in.

Genre

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

Coordinates

32.7764749, -79.9310512

Source

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

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4758

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-WC-SC-NDe

Collection

Tags

Citation

Crane, W. T., “View of Charleston and Fort Sumter from Rattlesnake Shoal,” The Becker Collection, accessed April 19, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2796.