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Bartelle, Charles V., fl. 1864 Sketch showing defences and channels of Charleston Harbor.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05919 Author/Creator: Bartelle, Charles V., fl. 1864 Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Map signed Date: June 1864 Pagination: 1 map : oilcloth : col. Height: 37.6 cm, Width: 56.6 cm Order a Copy

This document is a map of Charleston Harbor depicting the major waterways and various forts in the area, among these is Fort Sumter. On the map it states that the map has been, "Copied by direction of Rear Admiral J. A. Dahlgren." The water on the map has been hand-colored in light blue ink. Signed "[Charles V. Bartelle], Asst. U.S. Comm. Survey." A note, "from the best information," is handwritten underneath the title (apparently not in Bartelle's hand).

Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, 1809-1870
Bartelle, Charles V., fl. 1864

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