Nine complete issues of The New York Herald, 15.5 x 22.25, dated January–June 1861, carrying extensive coverage of the fledgling rebellion, including several interesting front-page maps. Includes:
- January 11, 1861, with map of "Savannah and Its Fortifications."
- January 14, 1861, with map of "The Defences of Mobile, Alabama."
- April 28, 1861, with map of "The Seat of War."
- May 26, 1861, with map of "Harper's Ferry and Its Advanced Military Posts."
- May 27, 1861, with map of "The Seat of War: The Strategical Points and Railroads in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania."
- May 29, 1861, with map of "Operations Near Fort Monroe and Norfolk."
- June 4, 1861, with map of the "Manassas Gap Junction and Surroundings—The Positions of the Rebel Troops, their Entrenchments, Batteries and Encampments."
- June 9, 1861, with map of "The Seat of War: Disposition of the Federal Troops Near the National Capital."
- June 10, 1861, with map of "The Seat of War in Virginia."
In overall fine condition, with binding remnants along left edges. A well-preserved, highly visual lot of newspapers chronicling the start of the Civil War.
