This lot consists of the two antique maps shown in the corresponding images.

The first map is of 'Isola d'Ischia.' The black and white map appears to be engraved, and displays 'C: Von Romer / 1820' in the lower left corner, underneath where the map is tipped to its mounting. Ischia is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the city of Naples. It is the largest of the Phlegrean Islands (Wikipedia).

The second map in this lot is titled 'The Battle Near Belmont, Missouri, Nov. 7th, 1861. Accompanying Report of Brig. Gen. U. S. Grant, U. S. Vols.' This color, mounted map depicts the Mississippi River, displaying the camps of Union and Confederate armies on either side of the banks in the Northeast corner. Arrows indicate the paths along which the Union army advanced.

The Battle of Belmont was fought on November 7, 1861 in Mississippi County, Missouri. It was the first combat test in the American Civil War for Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, the future Union Army general in chief and eventual U.S. president; Grant's troops in this battle were the 'nucleus' of the Union Army of the Tennessee.

On November 6, Grant moved by riverboat from Cairo, Illinois, to attack the Confederate's small outpost near Belmont, Missouri across the Mississippi River from the Confederate stronghold at Columbus, Kentucky. He landed his men on the Missouri side and marched to Belmont. Grant's troops overran the surprised Confederate camp and destroyed it. However, the scattered Confederate forces quickly reorganized and were reinforced from Columbus. They then counterattacked, supported by heavy artillery fire from across the river. Grant retreated to his riverboats and took his men to Paducah, Kentucky. The battle was relatively unimportant, but with little happening elsewhere at the time, it received considerable attention in the press (Wikipedia).

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Provenance:
These volumes are from the distinguished collection of the Utermohlen family of Cornell University Ithaca, NY.
Dimensions:
'Isola D'Ischia' measures 6.75' x 6.75' on a mounting measuring 11.5' x 10.75'. 'The Battle Near Belmont' measures 11' x 10.5' in a 14.75' x 15' mount.
Circa:

These maps display some age/wear indications, including soiling, edge wear, and toning.