Map of the battle field of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 1863 : First day's battle

Item Information

Title:

Map of the battle field of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 1863 : First day's battle

Description:

Following European military tradition, U.S. Army Engineers published maps for most major battles shortly after the war. However, the Gettysburg after-battle maps were not published until 1876. In comparison to the others, they are quite remarkable. Their production resulted from the collaboration of a civilian, John Bachelder, and a team of Army surveyors under the direction of noted mapmaker, Gen. G. K. Warren. These topographic surveys were so detailed that the resulting maps, issued at a scale of 1 inch equals 1,000 feet, used four-foot contours and shading to represent the terrain. Three maps, rather than one, documented the positions and movements of the armies during the course of the battle.

Contributor:

Bien, Julius, 1826-1909
Endicott & Co. (New York, N.Y.)
Neumann, Louis E.

Creator:

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

Name on Item:

Published by authority of the Hon. the Secretary of War, office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1876 ; Positions of troops compiled and added for the Government by John B. Bachelder

Date:

1876

Format:

Maps

Location:

Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department

Collection (local):

Special Collections, Rare Books

Subjects:

Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863--Maps
Gettysburg (Pa.)--Maps

Places:

Pennsylvania > Adams (county) > Gettysburg National Military Park

Extent:

1 map : col. ; 72 x 69 cm, on sheet 95 x 80 cm.

Permalink:

https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/q524n5888

Terms of Use:

No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.

Publisher:

Boston : John B. Bachelder

Scale:

Scale 1:12,000

Language:

English

Notes:

Detailed topographic maps of the Gettysburg battlefield.
Drainage, vegetation, roads, railroads, fences, houses with names of residents, and a detailed plan of the town of Gettysburg is shown.
Topography engraved by Julius Bien ; Positions and lettering by Louis E. Neuman ; Printed by Endicott & Co.

Notes (citation):

LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 325.

Notes (exhibitions):

Exhibited: "Torn in Two: The 150th Anniversary of the Civil War" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2011.

Identifier:

06_01_007205

Call #:

BPL Rare Books Dept. 20th Cab. 2.3.2

Barcode:

39999059030112

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