Richmond as seen from Belle Island
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- Source:
- Library of Congress
- Collection:
- Civil War
- Date:
- between 1861 June and 1864 February
- Region:
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Richmond, Virginia
(inherited from collection) - Description:
- 1 drawing on cream paper : pencil (and pastel?) ; 22.8 x 32.2 cm. (sheet). | Belle Island prison camp in foreground, detailed image of Richmond in background. Subjects: drawings, united states, civil war, confederate, american, belle island, prison facilities, detention facilities, cityscapes, history, virginia, richmond Locations: belle island, richmond, united states, virginia Notes: Title inscribed in brown ink below image. Inscribed in pencil below title : Herringtons Castle; State house; sketched by a prisoner. Source unknown. Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file A.
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Georeference Details
- By:
- mhpob
- Date:
- Sep 17, 2025
- Total:
- 1 submission
- Confidence:
- Low
- Validations:
- 0
- Notes:
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The view seems right (penitentiary on left, capitol in the middle), but nowhere to pin it on Belle Isle.
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Sep 17, 2025 9:46 AM
37.530656, -77.450024
53°
Low Confidence
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The view seems right (penitentiary on left, capitol in the middle), but nowhere to pin it on Belle Isle.