Map of a Reconnaissance of the Approaches to Philadelphia Showing the Positions and Lines of Defence On the North Front of the City in 1863

Old manuscript map / topographic map of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, United States.

Created by A. D. (Alexander Dallas) Bache, George Davidson, United States Coast Survey in 1863.

• Topographic map of the northern part of Philadelphia County and small adjacent part of Montgomery County showing proposed 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-order Civil War batteries.
• Signed in handwriting: George Davidson, Asst. Engr. Fortifications.
• Pen-and-ink, red ink (contours), and watercolors.
• Former ownership rubber-stamping below title: U.S.C. & G. Survey, Library and Archives, no. 127.
• "No. 2865X" and "854W 1863" (former Coast Survey numbers) handwritten in ink on adhesive labels at corner of each sheet.
• This map has some imperfections: water-stained along left and right sides. We'll do our best to restore the image before printing.
• Includes note added in Davidson's handwriting.
• Civil War Map

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