Map of the battlefield of Antietam, [Sept. 17, 1862]
Item
Type - map
salted paper maps
Title - caption or label given by the creator
Map of the battlefield of Antietam, [Sept. 17, 1862]
Creator - cartographer/artist
Willcox, William H.
Date Created
1862
Spatial Coverage - the place depicted (geographical location)
Antietam Battlefield; Sharpsburg, Maryland
Publisher
[Philada., Lith. of P. S. Duval & Son, 1862]
Rights - a statement of any use restrictions or ownership
This item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States because copyright has expired, but we have not determined its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. You are responsible for your own use.
Source - owner or repository of original or digital image
Library of Congress
Description - notes, provenance, or other information about the map
- [Scale ca. 1:13,300].
- Inscribed in longhand as follows: Obtained from Washington & presented to Gen. R. E. Lee by J. E. B. Stuart.
- This map was in the possession of Jedediah Hotchkiss at the time of his death. Major Hotchkiss served as topographic engineer with the Army of Northern Virginia. In July 1948, the Library of Congress purchased his map collection.
- Description derived from published bibliography.
- Inscribed in longhand as follows: Obtained from Washington & presented to Gen. R. E. Lee by J. E. B. Stuart.
- This map was in the possession of Jedediah Hotchkiss at the time of his death. Major Hotchkiss served as topographic engineer with the Army of Northern Virginia. In July 1948, the Library of Congress purchased his map collection.
- Description derived from published bibliography.