Birds Eye View of the Seat of War – Antique Wall Map
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Description
Step back in time with Birds Eye View of the Seat of War, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Birds Eye View of the Seat of War
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This view stands out for its elevated, bird's-eye vantage, which lets the viewer take in a whole landscape at once, with roads, fields, and settlements laid out below. Maps of this kind were popular in the nineteenth century because they gave readers a sense of ground that a flat survey could not. The phrase "seat of war" was a common way of describing the region where armies were operating, so the title signals that the picture was meant to show a military theater rather than a quiet countryside. Gettysburg, the Pennsylvania town where the Union and Confederate armies fought from July 1 to 3, 1863, became one of the most closely studied battlefields of the war.
| Original scan | 3,112 × 2,504 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1861 Civil War Panorama DC MD VA |
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