Panorama of the Seat of War. Birds Eye View of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia by [Civil War]. Bachmann, John - 1864

New York: Charles Magnus, 1864. Good.. 23 x 33 inches. Several closed tears repaired on verso. Lightly tanned, some light soiling and creasing. Handsome chromolithographic view of the region surrounding the Chesapeake Bay, one of a series of aerial views by Bachmann depicting the battlegrounds of the Civil War. Bachmann (1814-1896) was a Swiss-born lithographer who was famous for his birds eye views, including New York City, Boston, New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Havana. The view here extends from Norfolk, Virginia to Baltimore, Maryland, with Lynchburg and the Allegheny Mountains receding into the background. Prominent towns include Richmond, Fredericksburg, Washington, Baltimore, as well as Fort Monroe. Numerous other tiny towns dot the landscape, which is depicted with hachured topography. A large and impressive view of the area.