(CIVIL WAR MAP) Blunt E GW Corrected Map of the Seat of Wa

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(CIVIL WAR--MAP.) Blunt, E. & G.W. Corrected Map of the Seat of War near Richmond. Tinted engraved map, 15 1/2 x 18 inches; cropped slightly on left and right sides with loss of neatlines, moderate wear at folds with slight loss at intersections, several contemporary annotations in ink and pencil. Np, July 1862

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Depicts the key towns, sites, and roads in eastern Virginia from Richmond to Norfolk, with depth soundings in the river inlets. The wear and markings on the map suggest that it was used on the front, likely in the Siege of Petersburg. Jerusalem Plank Road, South Side Railroad, and Sussex Courthouse are all noted.