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1861 Harpers Weekly View of the Chesapeake Bay and Vicinity
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Title
Pictorial Map of the Seat of War, Showing Parts of the States of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina, and also the Coast Line From Cape Henry to Fort Pickens, With the United States Blockading Fleet.
1861 (dated) 14 x 20.5 in (35.56 x 52.07 cm)
1861 (dated) 14 x 20.5 in (35.56 x 52.07 cm)
Description
An uncommon and interesting view and map of the Chesapeake Bay and vicinity drawn just after the 1861 outbreak of the American Civil War. Oriented to the south, this view covers from the entrance to the Susquehanna River at Perryville and Havre de Grace to Cape Henry at the mouth of the Bay and Fort Jefferson along the Virginia Coast. The map includes the embattled cities of Washington D.C., Baltimore, and Richmond as well as numerous smaller towns. The Union Naval blockade along the coast and at the mouth of the Chesapeake is also in evidence. Possibly the work of Charles Magnus, this map was issued in the June 8, 1861 edition of Harper's Weekly.
Cartographer
Harper and Brothers (1817 – Present) is New York based American printing publishing firm founded in 1817 by James Harper and his brother John Harper as J. and J. Harper (1817-1833). Their younger brothers Joseph Wesley Harper and Fletcher Harper joined the company around 1926 prompting the 1833 imprint change to Harper and Brothers (1833 – 1962). The firm published countless books, magazines, prints, maps, and more. They began publishing a monthly magazine, Harper's Monthly in 1850. The success of Harper's Monthly led to the introduction of a popular weekly illustrated journal, Harper's Weekly published from 1857 - 1916. They later introduced Harper's Bazar (1867) and Harper's Young People (1879). From about 1899 the business went through a series of permutations selling off some assets and developing others. The company merged with Row, Peters and Company inn 1962, rebranding itself as Harper and Row (1962 – 1990), which was acquired by Marshall Pickering in 1988. It was acquired by Rupert Mordoch (News Corp) and merged with William Collins and Sons in 1990 to form HaprerCollins (1990 – Present), the imprint under which it still publishes. Their original offices were at 331 Franklin Street, roughly below today's Manhattan Bridge. Today they have many offices and are one of the world's largest publishing companies and one of the 'Big Five' English-language publishers. More by this mapmaker...
Source
Harper's Weekly, June 8, 1861, p. 360-361.
Condition
Good condition. Typical wear on original centerfold. Even overall toning.