Original Official Records of the Rebellion : Map 18 - Yorktown to Fort Monroe

Description

Original
Atlas Plate
No. 18
from the
ATLAS TO ACCOMANY THE
OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION
and CONFEDERATE ARMIES
Printed from 1891-1895
by the Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C.
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Condition : overall good or better.
Never bound in a book, this plate came from a collection of odd volumes of the original
paper-wrapped sections that the Atlas was originally issued in.
As such, it has no tab on the back and will lay very flat when properly matted.
Paper is a heavier stock and tends to be a bit chippy along the edges.
Lightly and fairly evenly age-toned. Slight darkening of the center fold.
This map has a blind-embossed stamp in the upper right corner,
at the margin line / near the Plate Number line.
The stamp has been reduced / flattened as much as possible,
and is very unobtrusive.  If matted, the mat would cover much of it.
I hope it shows properly in the photos.
The frame in the photos is NOT included !
It is just to show how nice the plate can look when famed.
The plate will be shipped to you safely rolled
and packed in a shipping tube.
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PLATE No. 18 (XVIII) :
"Military Reconnaissance of the Dept. of Virginia"
Map of the area from Fort Monroe to Williamsburg, including Yorktown.
Showing the location of Rebel Fortifications, Depots, and Batteries.
The smaller side of the map is a more operational view of the campaign
area - again showing troop dispositions, and showing locations of signal towers.
One of the more beautiful plates - this plate has great colors,
browns / greens for terrain, blue / red for troop dispositions.
Most of the plates are made up of multiple smaller maps
that often don't all relate to one battle or campaign.
This map is all about the Peninsular Campaign.
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The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion are even to this day
the single greatest publication on a single conflict in the entire world.
Eventually totaling 128 volumes, the set was printed between 1881 and 1901.
The set was never intended for public sale, but was given to select outlets
(libraries, government offices, etc.) to be accessible to the general public.
From 1891 to 1895 a project was undertaken to compile an atlas volume
to accompany the set. Handsomely printed in multiple colors, these maps
are among the finest military maps ever printed.
It is impossible to know how many copies of the Atlas were ever actually
printed / distributed.
As of 2016 the OLCC only finds 255 copies
left in public institutional locations.
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