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Wells, J., fl. 1860-1863 Richmond, VA and its Vicinity

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0159 Author/Creator: Wells, J., fl. 1860-1863 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1863 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 23 cm, Width: 15.5 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Richmond, VA. and its Vicinity" dated 1863. Map of Richmond, Virginia and vicinity. A map key notes significant locations. On the back of the engraving there are pictures of Wilmer McLean's house and President Lincoln with his son Tad Lincoln and General Ulysses S. Grant. Engraved by R. Hinshelwood after a painting by J. Wells.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Wells, J., fl.1863
Hinshelwood, R., fl. 1860-1863
McLean, Wilmer, 1814-1882
Lincoln, Tad, 1853-1871
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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