Interior of the Water Battery, Fort Monroe

Title

Interior of the Water Battery, Fort Monroe

Abstract

Artist

Davis

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."

Condition

Top left corner wrinkled and little tear; little tears in bottom edge; two vertical fold marks.

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 December 24, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2847.