View of the Dutch Gap Canal (Siege of Petersburg)
Title
View of the Dutch Gap Canal (Siege of Petersburg)
Abstract
Panoramic view; in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 11/19/1864, p. 136-7.
Artist
Date
October 26, 1864
Transcription
Recto: "Men working inside of these cuts // Howlett House Battery // holes dug to protect men // James River" // [etc.]"
Verso: "View of Dutch [Gap Canal] // [Sk]etched Wed 26th Oct 64 // [Signed] Joseph Becker // [Ca]nal full of men digging and f[ull of] carts // [etc.] // Explanation of ske[tch] // City Point // We are about moving on th.....[s]hall not send a...[s]ketches until..."
Subject
Condition
Poor; two panels stuck together, and the adhesive obscures text on verso; bad loss of paper on left margin and right corners; ripping along central crease.
Medium
graphite with brown pencil on wove paper
Dimensions
13 x 9.5 in.
Genre
Panoramic drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
37.359871, -77.4152606
Source
Original drawing location: CW-JB-VA-10/26/64c (Box 2.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4604
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-JB-VA-10/26/64c
Citation
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “View of the Dutch Gap Canal (Siege of Petersburg),” The Becker Collection, accessed April 29, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/3017.