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Rare & Early 1837 Map of St. Louis Harbor, Surveyed by CSA General Robert E. Lee
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ROBERT E. LEE. Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) was a general of the Confederate States Army who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia. He is arguably the most brilliant commander of field armies in American History. Within months of his surrender to Grant and the close of the Civil War, Lee became the president of Washington College where he would remain until his death.
RARE AND EARLY MAP OF THE “HARBOR OF ST. LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, OCT. 1837” SURVEYED BY ROBERT E. LEE, COMMANDER OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY DURING THE CIVIL WAR
Rare and early engraved map of the “Harbor of St. Louis, Mississippi River, Oct. 1837” surveyed by Robert E. Lee and drawn by Montgomery C. Meigs. Improvements on the St. Louis harbor were overseen by Lieutenant Robert E. Lee of the Corps of Engineers from 1837 to 1838. The map measures 41.5 by 16 inches, in pristine condition, and beautifully matted and framed to an overall size of 49 by 23.5 inches.