View of the Fortifications and Columbus

Title

View of the Fortifications and Columbus

Abstract

Broad and detailed panorama.

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.

Condition

Nearly ripped in half along middle fold; horizontal folds; staining.

Medium

graphite, black chalk and grey wash on wove paper with writing in brown ink

Dimensions

7 x 20 in.

Genre

Drawings--American--1860-1870
Panoramic views--American--1860-1870

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

Citation

Lovie, Henri, “View of the Fortifications and Columbus,” The Becker Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2799.