Volunteer Militia and Eastern Army Guide, map with circular insets – Antique Wall Map
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Few images capture their era like this antique map of Volunteer Militia and Eastern Army Guide, map with circular insets. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Volunteer Militia and Eastern Army Guide, map with circular insets
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Rather than a single scene, this piece is a map with several circular insets, which pull out enlarged views of particular spots. Its title names two audiences, the volunteer militia and the eastern army, so it was likely meant as a practical guide for citizen soldiers moving through country they did not know well. Printed maps of this kind served commanders and volunteers who often had little reliable information about the terrain. Bird's-eye views like these show the lay of the land at a glance, which makes them useful to anyone studying how the region was understood at the time.
| Original scan | 8,994 × 7,094 px · prints to 30 × 24 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | cw0632600 |
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