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Three volumes. Large folio (16 by 18-1/2 inches). FIRST EDITION. With 175 numbered double-page lithographed color maps and plates on 178 sheets by Bien. An absolutely beautiful set of this remarkable work. All plates are correctly sewn thru tabs, not through the plates themselves. Endpapers refreshed. Title Page of volume 1 has been expertly repaired and there is very slight moisture staining on the outer page edges of the final quarter of volume 1, not affecting the maps. Final endpaper of vol. 1 has tape residue and marks looking like something had been attached and later removed. See photos! More available on request. The bindings are tight in all volumes and plates, maps are all very nice. More photos available on request. A beautiful and fascinating accompaniment to the official records of the Civil War. Each massive plate is either an impressively detailed and informative map or contains multiple images providing detailed plans of cities, towns and fortresses, views, panoramas, uniforms, battlefields, bridges, engagements, lookouts, etc., etc.The maps and plans were primarily reproduced from those that had been drawn during the war by engineers, draftsmen, and sometimes even generals themselves for actual military use. Only a few maps, drawn later by cartographers, were added for historical purposes. Tactical and strategic maps indicate troop disposition; defense lines, redoubts, and fortifications of key sites are clearly shown. Terrain maps often contain picket positions, signal stations, and lines of march. Some were taken from what had been only rough sketches, some from cartographic masterpieces. All are informative and reveal the knowledge, or lack of knowledge, that both sides possessed about the terrain, and the strength and the position of opposing troops. The index to the maps refers to campaigns and battles, rivers, creeks, lakes, bays, islands, bridges, fords, ferries, landings, roads, railroads, mountains, towns, churches, forts, and much more.An indispensable source of information and imagery from the American Civil War.Price includes insured shipping by UPS. Seller Inventory # 990154
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