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Plan of Fort Jackson, showing the effect of bombardment by the U.S. mortar flotilla and gunboats, April 13th to 24th 1862; drawn by E. Hergesheimer
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This detailed plan of Fort Jackson, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, indicates the damage inflicted by the April, 1862, bombardment of the fort by Union forces.
1862
United States Coast Survey
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Plan of New Orleans the Capital of Louisiana
circa 1761
This map of New Orleans is oriented with north towards the upper right corner. It shows the land around the city, Mississippi River anchorages, roads leading to the city, street names, and several ...
Grondvlakte van Nieuw Orleans, de Hoofdstad van Louisiana. De Uitloop van de Rivier Missisippi. De Oostelyke Ingang van de Missisippi, Met een Plan van het Fort, 't Welk het Kanaal Beheerscht
1769
This map shows New Orleans at the start of the French & Indian War, including two inset maps of the Mississippi River Delta and Fort la Balise. It shows streets, roads, buildings, anchorages, forts...
Official Plan of the Siege of Yorktown, Va.
1862
This map illustrates the official plan for the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, and indicates the headquarters of Generals McClellan, Porter, Woodbury, and Heintzelman, Confederate and Union batteries,...
Bombardment of Fort Sumter
1861
Color lithograph of the fort in the midst of the bombardment, published by Bingham & Dodd, Hartford, Connecticut.
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The Historical War Map [Copyright] by Asher & Co.
1862
This map of the southeastern United States shows forts and battlefields, railroads, rivers, and cities and towns. Dates of admission and secession of the southern states and state population figure...
Plan of New Orleans the Capital of Louisiana: With the Disposition of its Quarters and Canals as they have been Traced by Mr. de la Tour in the Year 1720
1759
This map shows New Orleans at the start of the French & Indian War, including two inset maps: "The Course of the Mississipi River from Bayagoulas to the Sea," and "The East Mouth of the Mississipi,...
