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Title	[Fisheye view of Chattanooga and vicinity showing troop positions in 1863]
Date	1863
Genre	Maps
Material/Technique	ink on paper
Dimensions	17 x 15.5 inches
Description	Panoramic of Chattanooga, apparently from above, showing 360 degree view of landscape that has been labeled with information relevant to the geography and the Civil War troop locations in the area. Image includes vegetation and topography.
Historical note	This unusual map appears to have functioned as a diagram for locating and judging the proximity of geographic and man-made features and nearby troops.
Subject	Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863--Aerial views; Chattanooga (Tenn.)--Aerial views; Chattanooga (Tenn.), Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Maps
Theme	Visualizing the War The Persistence of Memory
Story	Orlando Poe Reunions and Tourism
Geographic Location	United States--Tennessee--Chattanooga
Time period	1860-69
Language	eng
Contributing Institution	Library of Congress
Rights	Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images, contact the Library of Congress.
Identifier	g3964c cw0399000
Type	Still image
Format	image/jp2
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Archival file	shades11/shades_loc_0003.jp2