Plan of Fort Jackson, Showing the effect of the Bombardment by the U.S. Mortar Flotilla and Gunboats, April 18th to 24th, 1862.

Subject

Fort Jackson; Civil War

Date

1863 c.

Mapmaker

Harris, J.S.; drawn by F. Hergesheimer; Bowen & Co., lithographers

Publisher

U. S. Coast Survey

Place of Publication

Philadelphia

Accession Number

1994.003.013

Condition

Poor-fair. Water stains, pin holes in corners, very acidified, some paper loss in margins. Needs conservation.

Curatorial Notes

Second copy, better condition, located 1975.115.002.03. Hudson's description includes, "Reduction of this fort did much to dis courage construction of this type of bastian in military planning thereafter."

Market Value

1994: purchased from Murray Hudson Antiquarian Books and Maps, $125.00 (fair condition)

Notes

Notes location of new graves. Detailed plan showing holes made by bombs, shot, parts that were burned. A description of the condition of the fort after the bombardment is contained in a brief note below the map title.

Size

10 1/2 x 16 7/8

Storage

c03d10