Interior of the Water Battery, Fort Monroe
Title
Interior of the Water Battery, Fort Monroe
Abstract
Artist
Date
No date
Transcription
Recto: "Interior of the Water Battery Fort Monroe // From this view you can see fifteen guns. // Brick // Stone // Brick."
Verso: "Interior of Water Battery ft. Monroe. This battery commands the entrance to the Bay - // I will send the view of Monroe and McHenry tomorrow as it is cold working here & no conveniences. // I go to Washington tonight // Davis."
Subject
Condition
Top left corner wrinkled and little tear; little tears in bottom edge; two vertical fold marks.
Place
Medium
graphite on lined paper
Dimensions
9.5 x 8.75 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
37.0298687, -76.3452217999999
Source
Original drawing location: CW-D-VA-ND (Box 10).
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4967
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-D-VA-ND
Citation
Davis, “Interior of the Water Battery, Fort Monroe,” The Becker Collection, accessed April 18, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2847.