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Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 The pontoon bridges

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08653.04 Author/Creator: Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Print Date: 1876 Pagination: 1 etching : b&w Height: 47.9 cm, Width: 60.5 cm Order a Copy

Marked "Plate 5." Depicts an army crossing two pontoon bridges over a river and closing up into column on a hill. The advance is pushing through the woods, which have caught fire. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.7 x 40.4 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Slight damage at bottom margin, probably from when the image was removed from the binding. Titles taken from the table of contents from GLC02199. Paper is brittle and edges are damaged.

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

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