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Lot 95
Sale 1046 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
Lots 1-296
Jun 21, 2022
10:00AM ET
Lots 297-560
Jun 22, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$500 -
700
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$313
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Seat of War. New York, NY: C. Magnus.
27 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (visible) lithograph, matted and framed, 33 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. (fold lines, with a few areas of separation at folds, occasional spotting, unexamined out of frame). Features panoramic view of Washington, DC, at center, with the US Capitol building in the foreground and museums, offices, monuments, and neighborhoods labeled in the background. With 3 inset maps of Pensacola Bay, Washington, DC and surrounding states, and Charleston Harbor, with various locations marked, among them Fort Pickens and Fort Sumter. Patriotic and military motifs similar to those used in Magnus' illustrated covers and letterhead are also included.


