BACHELDER GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD MAP SET - COMPLETE 28 MAP SET

Description: THE BACHELDER BATTLE FIELD MAPS OF GETTYSBURG JULY 1ST, 2ND, & 3RD 1863 JOHN B. BACHELDER Each set consists of a complete, 28 maps set, in full color, which show the position of units on the Gettysburg battlefield for each hour of the action. LIMITED EDITION – LAST COPIES MINT CONDITION COMPLETE, HIGH-QUALITY, 28 MAP SET “A spectacular set of Gettysburg topographical maps, published by ‘Mr. Gettysburg,’ John Bachelder, who “may well be the most influential historian of a single battle in military history” –Thomas A. Desjardin John B. Bachelder, the leading historian of Gettysburg, produced this extraordinary 28-map set soon after the Civil War. The set consists of 27 full-color maps showing the position of the troops at various stages of the battle as well as a map of the terrain with no unit markings. 23 of these maps, beginning with Bufords’ position on the morning of July 1, 1863, depict the action at intervals as short as thirty minutes; four maps depict the cavalry action. The government opted not to print these and stored them with the archives for years. They are now available in a very limited quantity. The maps are exact reproductions of the original 37 ½ ” x 27 1/2” maps, with those of the cavalry engagement being of different size. This is a brand new, mint condition, complete set, printed on high-quality, acid-free, 70 pound, Patina matte paper, with white boarder, and are shipped flat. The set comes with A User’s Guide by Richard A. Sauers with Edwin Cole Bearss, Kenneth Bandy, and John Heiser, providing a history of the maps set and descriptions of the content of each map. A landscape painter when the war started, Bachelder decided, in his own words, to “wait for the great battle which would naturally decide the contest; study its topography on the field and learn its details from the actors themselves, and eventually prepare its written and illustrated history.” Arriving at Gettysburg just days after the fighting ended, Bachelder immediately began walking the field, sketching the landscape, and interviewing participants, a labor that became his life’s work and led him to become the official government historian of Gettysburg. It was Bachelder who declared the copse of trees “The High Water Mark of the Rebellion”. The survey for these maps [made in 1868 and 1869] was ordered by Brevet Major General A. A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, and conducted under Brevet Major General G. K. Warren, Major of Engineers.” The maps were printed in five colors, showing troop movement (red for Confederate, blue for Union), down to the regimental level, on each day of the battle. Not only are the units marked and terrain detailed, but houses, walls, and fences are depicted, and whether they were wood, brick, or stone. An amazing, truly historical source on the greatest battle every fought in the Western Hemisphere, officially commissioned and endorsed by men who were there, and produced by the single most important Gettysburg historian of all time. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

Price: 250 USD

Location: Burke, Virginia

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