Map supplements and maps, 1861 - 1862
Scope and Contents
August 17, 1861. War Maps and Diagrams. The New York Herald, New York [City]. Map supplement including:
The Positions of the Rebel Forces in Virginia. Scale of miles: 10 cm = 50 miles. Engraver: Waters & Son, Engravers N.Y. 40 x 33 cm. Page 1.
View of Newport News. The Intrenchments of the New York Zouaves, New York Scott Life Guard, Massachusetts and Vermont Regiments, with the Locations of Outposts, Pickets, &c. 19 x 23 cm. Page 2.
The Sebastopol of the Gulf of Mexico. The Probable Rendezvous of the Northern Naval Forces. View of Pensacola Harbor and Defences. 19 x 23 cm. Page 2.
The Proposed New Arsenal at Rock Island.7 x 12 cm. Page 2.
The Key to the Chesapeake. Scale: 23 mm = 25 [miles?]. 17 x 6 cm. Page 2.
The Mississippi from above Cairo to Memphis. Showing the supposed location of the Rebel Camp. 17 x 6 cm. Page 2.
Col. Wallace’s Position at Cumberland. 7 x 12 cm. Page 2.
Manassas Gap Junction and Surroundings. The Positions of the Rebel Troops, their Intrenchments, Batteries, and Encampments. 17 x 12 cm. Page 3.
Plan of Memphis and its Approaches. 15 x 11 cm. Page 3.
The Upper Potomac. Showing the Seat of Strife at Hainesville. 16 x 12 cm. Page 3.
New York City Defences. Outline Map Showing the Land and Water Approaches to New York & Brooklyn and the localities of the existing and recently suggested defensive works. Scale 1 inch to 6 miles nearly. 20 x 12 cm. Page 3.
Harper’s Ferry and its Vicinity. 8 x 9 cm. Page 3.
Charleston Bay, Fort Sumter and Surroundings. Engraver: Waters - Son, N.Y Scale: 13.7 cm = 10 [miles?]. 18 x 14 cm. Page 3.
The Seat of the War in the West. The Important Points of the War in Missouri, Showing the Object of the Advance of Union and Rebel Troops Towards the Southwest. Engraver: Waters & Son Eng. N.Y. Scale: 4 cm = 60 miles. 24 x 24 cm. Page 4.
The Disposition of the Federal Troops Near the National Capital, June 5, 1861. 20 x 25 cm. Page 4.
The Seat of the War on the Upper Potomac. The Field of Battle Tuesday, July 2, 1861, Between General Patterson’s Union Troops and General Jackson’s Rebel Forces. 20 x 24 cm. Page 5.
Fort Monroe, Norfolk and Chesapeake Bay. 16 x 12 cm. Page 5.
Topographical Sketch of Fort Sumter. 16 x 12 cm. Page 5.
Baltimore and its Defences. Scale: 16 mm = 1 mile. 9 x 6 cm. Page 5.
Mobile and its Defences – Held by the Rebels. Scale: 45 mm = 2 statute miles. 9 x 11 cm. Page 5.
Topographical sketch of Fortress Monroe. 7 x 6 cm. Page 5.
The Bull’s Run Battle Field. Scale of distance, five miles to the inch. 16 x 11 cm. Page 6.
Pensacola and its Defences. The Range of the Guns at Fort Pickens, McCrea and Barancas. The Locations of the Fleet. 16 x 12 cm. Page 6.
The Positions of the Union and Rebel Forces in Virginia. Scale: 3.3 cm = 50 [miles?] 19 x 24 cm. Page 6.
Gosport Navy Yard, Previous to the fire. 12 x 6 cm. Page 6.
Position of the Rebels at Harper’s Ferry, Previous to the Evacuation. 11 x 6 cm. Page 6.
The State Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland, where are Located Ten Pennsylvania Reserve Regiments to Support Colonel Wallace. 11 x 6 cm. Page 6.
A Birds-Eye View of the United States. Portraying at a Glance those States Which Have Seceded, those which are Loyal, and those which Profess to be Neutral. 18 x 24 cm. Engraver: Waters & Son. Page 7.
The Field of Operations of the Corps d’Armee Under General Irwin McDowell. The advance on Manassas Junction and the Retreat. 21 x 23 cm. Page 7.
The Intrenchments at Newport News before the Battle of Big Bethel. 7 x 12 cm. Page 7.
Point of Rocks. Place where Bollman’s Rock was Blown up. 7 x 12 cm. Page 7.
Map of Parts of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Showing the Seat of War and the Surrounding Country. Scale: 3 cm = 40 miles. Engraver: Waters – Son. 23 x 24 cm. Page. 8.
Cairo and Junction of Ohio and Mississippi. 7 x 10 cm. Page 8.
Contemplated Division of State of Virginia. 7 x 11 cm. Page 8.
Diagram of the Camp at Cairo. 6 x 8 cm. Page 8.
St. Louis and its Defences. 7 x 13 cm. Page 8.
Savannah and its Defences----Held by the Rebels. Scale: 7.9 cm = 5 [miles?]. Page 8.
September 25, 1861 War Maps and Diagrams. The New York Herald, New York [City]. Map supplement including:
The Positions of the Rebel Forces in Virginia. Scale of miles: 10 cm = 50 miles. Engraver: Waters & Son, Engravers N.Y. 40 x 33 cm. Page 1. [also published on page 1 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
The Seat of the War on the Upper Potomac. The Field of Battle Tuesday, July 2, 1861, Between General Patterson’s Union Troops and General Jackson’s Rebel Forces. 20 x 24 cm. Page 2. [also published on page 5 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
The Positions of the Union and Rebel Forces in Virginia. Scale: 3.3 cm = 50 [miles?] 19 x 24 cm. Page 2. [also published on page 6 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
Cairo and Junction of Ohio and Mississippi. 7 x 10 cm. Page 2. [map here printed upside down; also published on page 8 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
Topographical sketch of Fortress Monroe. 7 x 6 cm. Page 2. [also published on page 5 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
Contemplated Division of State of Virginia. 7 x 11 cm. Page 2. [also published on page 8 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
Diagram of the Camp at Cairo. 6 x 8 cm. Page 2. [also published on page 8 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
The Seat of War in the West. Map of the Scene of Operations in Southeastern Missouri, Illinois and Tennessee, with the Positions of the Rebel Troops and Positions of the Federal Forces, and the Defences at Cairo and Bird’s Point. 39 x 23 cm. Page 3.
St. Louis and its Defences. 7 x 13 cm. Page 3. [also published on page 8 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
The Proposed New Arsenal at Rock Island.7 x 12 cm. Page 3. [also published on page 2 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
The Mississippi from above Cairo to Memphis. Showing the supposed location of the Rebel Camp. 17 x 6 cm. Page 4. [also published on page 2 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
The Key to the Chesapeake. 17 x 6 cm. Scale: 23 mm = 25 [miles?] Page 4. [also published on page 2 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
Pensacola and its Defences. The Range of the Guns at Fort Pickens, McCrea and Barancas. The Locations of the Fleet. 16 x 12 cm. Page 4. [also published on page 6 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
The Upper Potomac. Showing the Seat of Strife at Hainesville. 16 x 12 cm. Page 4. [also published on page 3 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
The National Battle Ground. Scale: 6 cm = 5 miles. Engraver: Waters & Son Sc. N.Y. 48 x 35 cm.
The Battle of Wilson’s Creek. The Plan of the Battle Field of Wilson’s or Davis’ Creek, as Called by the Unionists, or Oak Hill, as Designated by the Rebels. Engraver: Waters – Son. 16 x 16 cm. Page 5.
The Bull’s Run Battle Field. Scale of distance, five miles to the inch. 16 x 11 cm. Page 5. [also published on page 4 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
Fort Monroe, Norfolk and Chesapeake Bay. 16 x 12 cm. Page 5.[also published on page 5 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
The Battle of Bull Run. Topographical View of the Field of Operations---Gen. McDowell’s Official Map, Showing the Position of the Troops Before and at the Engagement. 20 x 23 cm. Engraver: Waters & Son. Eng. 90 Fulton St. N. Y. Page 6.
Map of Parts of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Showing the Seat of War and the Surrounding Country. Scale: 2.9 mm = 40 miles. Engraver: Waters-Son. 23 x 24 cm. Page 6. [also published on p. 8 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
A Birds-Eye View of the United States. Portraying at a Glance those States which Have Seceded, those which are Loyal and those which Profess to be Neutral. 18 x 24 cm. Engraver: Waters & Son. Page 7. [also published on p. 7 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
Point of Rocks. Place where Bollman’s Rock was Blown up. 14 x 6 cm. Page 7. [also published on p. 7 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861, where its orientation was landscape rather than portrait as here].
Charleston Bay, Fort Sumter and Surroundings. Engraver: Waters - Son, N.Y Scale: 13.7 cm = 10 [miles?]. 14 x 18 cm. Page 7. [also published on p. 3 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861, where its orientation was portrait rather than landscape as here].
Savannah and its Defences----Held by the Rebels. Scale: 7.9 cm = 5 [miles?]. Page 7. [also published on p. 8 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
Operations of the Naval Expedition. Map of the Inlets and Coast of North Carolina---Important Geographical Position of Hatteras Inlet. Scale: 6 cm = 50 mi. Author: E.S. Hall Del. Engraver: Waters – Son Sc. 36 x 23 cm. Page 8.
Gosport Navy Yard, Previous to the fire. 12 x 6 cm. Page 8. [also published on p. 6 in earlier supplement August 17, 1861].
The Captured Forts at Hatteras Inlet. Position of the Union Troops and Squadron and the Rebel Forts Hatteras and Clark. Scale: 4 cm = 2 mi. Engraver: Waters – Son.
State Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland, where are Located Ten Pennsylvania Reserve Regiments to Support Col. Wallace. 11 x 6 cm.
The Seat of War in Kentucky. Locations of the Rebel Forces—Strategic Importance of Positions Occupied by the Opposing Armies. Scale: 8.5 cm = 100 mi. Author: F. W. Brooks del. [engraver]]: Waters Sons N.Y. 27 x 35 cm. Page 1 in The New York Herald. Whole No. 9159. New York, Tuesday, October 8, 1861. – Triple Sheet. [only front folio is present: pages 1,2,11 & 12.] Bosse no. 678.
Our Naval and Military Operations at a Glance. The Coast and Land Line of the Rebellious States. ---The Union Blockade of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast---The Rebel Batteries on the Mississippi---The Ports on the Southern Sea Line. Scale 4 cm = 160 miles. 35 x 35 cm. Author: Drawn by E. S. Hall. Engraver: Engraved by Waters & Son, N.Y.
Page 1 in The New York Herald, Whole No. 9180. New York, Tuesday, October 29, 186. - Triple Sheet. Bosse no. 687.
The Great Naval and Military Expedition. Map of Bull’s Bay, Bull’s Island, Charleston, and Stono Inlet---One of the Points of Occupation by the Union Forces. Author: E.S. Hall del. 21 x 35 cm. Engraver: Waters & Son-sc. Page 1 in The New York Herald. Whole no. 9188. New York, Wednesday, November 6, 1861.-Triple Sheet. [only front folio is present: pages 1,2,11 & 12.]. Bosse no. 688.
Map of Beaufort, S.C. Scene of Operations of the Great Naval and Military Expedition. Author: E.S. Hall del. Engraver: Waters & Son sc. Scale: 7 cm = 10 miles. 36 x 23 cm. Page 1 [in] The New York Herald. Whole no. 9191. New York, Saturday, November 9, 1861. Bosse no. 690.
The Battlefields before Richmond. Scale: 5.3cm = 3 miles. 20 x 35 cm.
Page 1 in New-York Daily Tribune, Vol. XXII. No. 6,627. New York, Tuesday, July 1, 1862. Bosse no. 1549.
M’Clellan’s New Field of Operation. The Line of March to the James River---The Battle Fields of Monday and Tuesday, June 30 and July 1, 1862. Scale: 9 cm = 10 miles. 27 x 24 cm. Page 1 in The New York Herald. Whole no. 9429. New York, Friday, July 4, 1862. Bosse no. 904.
The Field of Operations in Virginia. Engraver: G. Woolworth Colton. Scale: 5 cm = 40 miles. 24 x 24 cm. Page 1 in New-York Tribune. Vol. XXII. No. 6,677. New-York, Thursday, August 28, 1862. [Only front page present]. Bosse no. 1554.
The Scene of the Great Contest in Virginia. Engraver: G Woolworth Colton N.Y. Scale: 5 cm = 10 miles. 24 x 25 cm. Page 1 in New-York Daily Tribune. Vol. XXII. No. 6,681. New-York, Tuesday, September 2, 1862. Bosse no. 1555.
Map of the Seat of War in Maryland. Drawn from the large official atlas of that state. Scale: 6.7 cm = 15 miles. Engraver: G. Woolworth Colton, N.Y. 30 x 36 cm. Page 1 in New-York Daily Tribune. Vol. XXII. No. 6,691. New-York. Saturday, September 13, 1862. Bosse no. 1557.
A Topographical Map of Eastern Virginia from “Fredericksburg” to “Richmond”, taken from tracings (now in the possession of the Government) of the original Railroad Surveys of this portion of the State, comprising the Topography for six miles on each side of the track. This is the only reliable map of this portion of the State ever made. Charles Sholl, Topographical Engr. Scale: 8.8 cm = 25 miles.35 x 23 cm. [Page 821 in] Harper’s Weekly. December 27, 1862. Not listed in Bosse.
Dates
- Creation: 1861 - 1862
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository
