View of the Interior of Fort Fisher after the Bombing (Capture of Wilmington)

Title

View of the Interior of Fort Fisher after the Bombing (Capture of Wilmington)

Abstract

In Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 12/18/1865, p. 346.

Date

January 16, 1865

Transcription

Recto: no text.
Verso: "N. Carolina // [Vi]ew of the interior of a part of Fort Fisher after the bombardment // Jan 26 // [Signed] J.B. // 5 1/2 wide." Schematic sketch of dunes?

Condition

Poor; loss of paper on all corners and upper margin; ripping on left margin; water damage on lower margin; stained.

Medium

graphite and inkwash on wove paper

Dimensions

13.25 x 9.5 in.

Genre

Drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

33.9716424, -77.9177488

Source

Original drawing location: CW-JB-NC-1/26/65 (Box 3.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4619

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-JB-NC-1/26/65

Citation

Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “View of the Interior of Fort Fisher after the Bombing (Capture of Wilmington),” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/3034.