[Portion of a Map of the Area Surrounding Portsmouth, Virginia], circa 1886

Item — Folder: 50

Identifier: id287323

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Lower portion of map (north orientated left) showing the area surrounding Portsmouth and Norfolk, VA

cartographer unknown

[Pst]

880 ft to 1 in

56 cm x 77 cm

inset: "The Rebel Fort Near Portsmouth." Historic drawing of Fort Nelson (ca. 1886)

Original located in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, Portsmouth, VA

draftsman unknown

200 ft to 1 in

26 cm x 22 cm

Gift of the Richard Bland College Library, September 9, 2014 (Mss.Acc. 2014.254)

Subject/Index Terms: Portsmouth (Va.)--History--Civil War 1861-1865--Maps.

Dates

Creation: circa 1886

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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