Civil War Newspaper Maps: A Cartobibliography of the Northern Daily Press Contributor(s): Bosse, David C. (Author), Bosse, David (Compiled by) |
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ISBN: 0313287058 ISBN-13: 9780313287053 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $69.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1993 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - General - Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes |
Dewey: 973.702 |
LCCN: 92-43100 |
Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in Military Studies |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.26 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: During the course of the Civil War, Northern daily newspapers printed over 2,000 separate maps depicting campaigns and military operations. Although they are important primary documents, these maps have been largely overlooked by historians and enthusiasts because of the difficulty in locating them. This cartobibliography is the first finding aid to the war's journalistic cartography. The book lists all known Civil War maps published in eighteen daily newspapers in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, New York, Philadelphia, and St. Louis. Entries consist of map title, scale, dimensions, author (when known), engraver (when known), and notes on sources of information and geographic coverage. Maps are grouped by newspapers, which are arranged alphabetically, and listed chronologically under each newspaper. A thorough geographic, subject, and personal name index provides access to the entries. |