Fortifications of a Levee (Columbus, Kentucky?)
Title
Fortifications of a Levee (Columbus, Kentucky?)
Abstract
Sketch panorama; date/location based on strong resemblance to CW-HL-KY-3/62a.
Artist
Date
March 1861
Transcription
Recto: "The guarders are underground covered with sound roofs."
Verso: no text.
Condition
Vertical and horizontal folds; rips along side margins; staining; inset drawing of trenches glued into upper right corner.
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
5.5 x 9.5 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
36.7597791, -89.1033997999999
Source
Original drawing location: CW-HL-KY-3/62b (Box 5.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4503
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-HL-KY-3/62b
Citation
Lovie, Henri, “Fortifications of a Levee (Columbus, Kentucky?),” The Becker Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2896.