The Army of Liberty
- Title:
- The Army of Liberty
- Alternate Title:
- The Army of Liberty
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Magnus, Charles
- Date:
- 1863
- Posted Date:
- 2015-08-25
- ID Number:
- 1068.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_1068_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1800 - 1869
- Materials/Techniques:
- color printing
- Subject:
- U.S. Civil War
Allegorical
Pictorial - Measurement:
- 8 x 12 on sheet 19.5 x 13 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- A map of the U.S. and a historical image of Washington used to promote a civil war song for Northern soldiers. It was produced by Charles Magnus, a mapmaker, lithographer and prolific publisher in New York for most of the last half of the 19th century. He is perhaps best known today for producing an enormous amount of printed ephemera, often reusing and repurposing his illustrations. His works included not only song sheets like this, but maps, bird's-eye views, prints of important buildings, events and people, greeting cards, illustrated lettersheets and envelopes, many of them with patriotic themes (particularly showing his support of the Union in the Civil War). See generally McKinstry 2013. For other Magnus works in the collection, Search > "Magnus."
His sheets were on high-quality paper or light cardboard, as here, and frequently combined multiple pictorial elements, as here, to illustrate the songs. Wolf 1963, iii-iv. During the Civil War alone, Magnus produced approximately 300 song sheets (http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/COL0123.htm, accessed December 11. 2014.)
Many of Magnus's song sheets were undated; the date here is estimated.
For other maps in the collection using the same technique, Search > "Repurposed."
For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact - Cite As:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.