Fortress Monroe, Va. And Its Vicinity
Artist
Jacob Wells
(American)
Artist
Robert Hinshelwood
(American, 1812-after 1875)
Publisher
Virtue & Co
(British, 1820s - 1908)
CultureAmerican
Date1862
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/16 x 9 1/16 in. (15.7 x 23 cm)
Overall, Mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (36.2 x 48.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (36.2 x 48.9 cm)
Inscribed"Fortress Monroe, Va. and Its Vicinity. Entered according to act of Congress A.D. 1862 by Virtue & Co. in the office of the district court of the United States, for the Southern district of New York."
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number47.53.1
Not on view
DescriptionWood engraving showing Fort Monroe and surrounding country as far South as Cape Hatteras, NC. Sailing vessels, steamboats and side wheelers fill the Roads near the Fort.Exhibition History"Sacred Sites, Then & Now: The American Civil War, April 30 - August 30, 1998. The Chrysler Museum of Art, Large Changing Galleries.
