Archive of five (5) items related to John Singleton Mosby, the Confederate "Gray Ghost," including three (3) ALS and two (2) colored lithographs illustrating a raid orchestrated by his command, the 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, known as Mosby's Rangers or Mosby's Raiders, on Sheridan's supply train. 1st-3rd items: Three (3) ALS. One page handwritten bifoliums. […]
Lot 258: Knoxville Register Newspaper w/Battle of Franklin, Civil War News
The Knoxville Register newspaper, published by J.A. Sperry, Bristol, Tennessee, Sunday, December 11, 1864, containing reports of various Civil War related news including a Union account of the Battle of Franklin (Nov. 20, 1864), Lincoln's Message to the U.S. Congress on December 9; the promotion of Lieutenant John S. Mosby, along with front page notice […]
Lot 259: East TN Boone's Creek Archive, incl. CSA Henry Bowers
Archive of approximately one hundred and four (104) ALS and other documents related to Henry Bowers (1842-1863), who fought for both the Confederate States of America (CSA) 19th Tennessee Infantry, Company B, and the Union, 4th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, Company B, F, and the Bowers family of Boone's Creek in what is now Johnson City, […]
Lot 256: Nashville & Vicinity Map, 1879, Foster
MAP OF THE CITY OF NASHVILLE AND VICINITY by Wilbur F. Foster, City Engineer, published by Tavel, Eastman and Howell, Nashville, TN, 1879. Created for the Nashville Board of Health 1879 report. Map of Nashville detailing street names, toll gates, colleges, railways including the Louisville & Nashville & Great Southern, St. Louis & So. Eastern, […]
Lot 257: 3 Civil War era Newspapers, incl. Columbia Phoenix
Three (3) Civil War era Newspapers, including Soldier's News-Letter and Columbia Phoenix. 1st item: Civil War era Union Soldier's News-Letter, Saturday, May 10, 1862, Vol. I, No. I, Ship Island, Harrison Co., MS. Includes articles about the capture of New Orleans, Fort Jackson and Fort Phillip, information about the movement of the federal fleet and […]
Lot 255: Terrestrial Table Globe, E.J. Arnold & Son
Terrestrial table globe, made in France by E.J. Arnold & Son of Leeds. 18 gores with brass half-median and ebonized turned wooden stand. 14 1/2" H x 7" dia. Late 19th century. CONDITION: Overall toning and scattered foxing, dent to left of Sahara Desert, losses and crazing near the Arctic Circle.
Lot 253: 3 Bellin Maps, incl. Louisiana, Florida, 1760s
Three (3) Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) copper plate engraved maps with hand coloring and decorative cartouches on laid paper, all from "Le Petit Atlas Maritime", 1764. 1st item: Embouchures du Fleuve St. Louis on Mississippi, showing the entrance to the Mississippi Delta. 2nd item: Plan de Baye de Pensacola dans la Floride, showing a plan of […]
Lot 254: Three 19th C. Maps, CA, TN, PA, NJ
Three (3) Maps of California, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 1st item: Augustus Mitchell, COUNTY MAP OF CALIFORNIA, with vignettes detailing San Francisco Bay and Vicinity and settlements of the Great Salt Lake Country in Utah. 1860. Light toning; two small spots foxing upper right quadrant and near center. Framed under glass with gray mat […]
Lot 251: Kentucky and Tennessee Map, 1796 Harris
"A Map of the State of Kentucky and the Tennessee Government Compiled from the Best Authorities", by Cyrus Harris, engraved by Amos Doolittle, published by Thomas and Andrews, Boston, 1796. From "The American Universal Geography" by Jedidiah Morse. Copper plate engraving of Kentucky and Tennessee depicting early towns and roads, including Nashville and Clarksville, rivers, […]
Lot 252: State of Franklin, TN 1827 Map, book, 2 items
Two (2) State of Franklin, Tennessee related items, including 1827 Benjamin Smith map and Samuel Cole Williams book. 1st item: Map titled "The United States of America Confirmed by Treaty 1783", engraved by Benjamin Smith, published by Hamilton, Adams, and Company, London, 1827. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring depicting the boundaries of United States […]