Antique Original Civil War Map Defenses Nashville Fort Pickering Donelson

Description

Guaranteed to be an antique over 120 years old and not a reprint nor reproduction.
"The Atlas To Accompany The Official Records Of The Union And Confederate Armies", commissioned in May of 1864.
Commissioned by a Resolution of Congress and entered into the Library of Congress and dedicated to preserving a historical record of The Civil War.
The Atlas, which took over 30 years to finally complete, consisted of 35 books holding 175 plates with 5 plates per book depicting battles, campaigns, troop movements, field reports, battle lines and many other specific items.
Printing dates 1891-1895
Many of the maps list things such as roads, schools, hospitals, individuals homes and so much more.
Each plate is chocked full of knowledge and information and done in very intricate detail.
Total Atlas produced was 10,000 and each year that goes by these items are becoming more and more difficult to find or attain.
The Atlas was not released to the general public but rather to museums, universities and public institutions.
Plates engraved by Julius Bien.
The plates each have a single center fold and measure right at 19" X 29.5" and are wonderful antique plates for historians, Civil War buffs, family genealogy or for that special gift.
Plates have great border margins and even though some many have some edge folds, creases or slight tears they are still perfect for a matted frame and would become a centerpiece on anyone's wall.
It
will be shipped to you flat and with priority mail.
However if you were to want, buy more than one I will ship all under one shipping cost so if you get more than 1 please let me send you an invoice before you pay.
GUARANTEED TO BE ORIGINAL FROM THE ORIGINAL ATLAS SET AND NOT ANY TYPE REPRODUCTION.
With all that said:
This is original plate CXIV (114) from the Atlas Book 23, Part XXIII. 1893, which makes it right at 126 years old.
Lithograph done under authority of
Brig. Gen. Z.B. Tower U.S. Army.
Lithograph has 6 sections...
1-3 Defenses of Nashville, Tenn. 1865, Fort at Hyde's Ferry, Redoubt on north side of Cumberland River and        Fort Harker
4 Fort Pickering Memphis Tenn. 1865
5 Fort Donelson Tenn. 1865
6 Memphis, Tenn. and it's Environs May 25, 1865
You can see an exact listing from the cover of the Atlas Book.
Plate is in good condition as you can see in the pictures.
Interior lighting does make plate appear somewhat darker than in person and the shadows were from me getting the pictures. Lighting even caused some pics to have an even darker color but you can see by the main photos that is not on the plate.  Center fold lines in person not as dark as appears in some pictures.
If any additional information or pictures are needed on any plate I list just please ask.
Thanks for looking … Mel