Antique Atlas 1893 9 Civil War Battle Folio Map LXXXIII Va Md Stonewall Jackson

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Offering a fine group of original 1893 folio maps from the "Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies", a comprehensive record of detail during the four years of the Civil War. 29-1/2" x 18-1/2". These are in overall very good antique condition. Never openly sold, being distributed only to Federal depositories & other institutions. FEATURING here an original 1893 lithograph plate LXXXIII 1893, 9 Civil War Battle Maps of Virginia and Maryland. General T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Cavalry. Plate 83 of the 175 issued. Good overall antique condition, age yellowing and some edge wear/tear to the outer border margins that do not compromise the condition of the maps. Please see photos for details. History of the atlas in our description.
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Product Description
Offering a fine group of original 1893 folio maps from the "Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies", a comprehensive record of detail during the four years of the Civil War. 29-1/2" x 18-1/2".  These are in overall very good antique condition. Never openly sold, being distributed only to Federal depositories & other institutions.
FEATURING
here an original 1893 lithograph plate LXXXIII 1893, 9 Civil War Battle Maps of Virginia and Maryland.
General T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Cavalry.
Plate 83 of the 175 issued.
Good overall antique condition, age yellowing and some edge wear/tear to the outer border margins that do not compromise the condition of the maps.
Please see photos for details.
Will be shipped in a tube for safety.
See them all;  Happy to combine shipping for extra savings.
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HISTORY:
Original folio map of "The Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies" commissioned and published by Resolution of the United States Congress of May 19, 1864. Entered as the historical record into the Library of Congress. The atlas illustrated therein a comprehensive record of all battles, skirmishes, troop positions, and an intricate geographic and topographic detail of all four years of conflict. The atlas was never openly sold, being distributed only to Federal Depositories, Universities, Libraries, Museums, and other Public Institutions. Only during the last century were the maps released into the public domain. Of the 10,000 published, fewer then 1,000 complete atlases remain.
Original 1893 lithograph plate  from “The Official Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies”. Commissioned by Resolution of the United States Congress of May 19, 1864; by which Adjt. General Townsend was Appointed Director of its Collection and Preparation. Upon the passing of General Townsend, the Compilation and Accumulation of maps and records continued through three Presidential Administrations and under the direction of three Secretaries of War: the Hons. Redfield Proctor, Stephen B. Elkins, and Daniel S. Lamont, and attended by its Board of Publication led by Major George B. Davis, U.S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, and Joseph W. Kirkley. They ultimately compiled and published between the years 1891 - 1895 under Captain Calvin D. Cowles in two maroon folio volumes with the publication of 35 parts set in 5 lithograph plates, totaling 175 . Each was engraved by Master Printer Julius Bien & Company. The compilation and assembly of the atlas taking over 30 years to complete.
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