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Plan of the circle battle between the U.S. ship "Keasarge," Capt. Winslow, and the Confederate cruiser "Alabama," Capt. Raphael Semmes, off the harbor (of) Cherbourg, France - forenoon of Sunday June
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Plan of the circle battle between the U.S. ship "Keasarge," Capt. Winslow, and the Confederate cruiser "Alabama," Capt. Raphael Semmes, off the harbor (of) Cherbourg, France - forenoon of Sunday June

The map shows the course of the two ships in Cherbourg Harbor and in the English Channel. Made by the British for the Confederacy and captained by Raphael Semmes, the "Alabama" was a successful blockade runner until her sinking by the "Kearsage."

Date
June 19, 1864
Mapmaker / publisher
Sneden, Robert Knox
Place
Cherbourg
Archive
Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
map
Original size
2,889 × 2,403 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.

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"Plan of the circle battle between the U.S. ship "Keasarge," Capt. Winslow, and the Confederate cruiser "Alabama," Capt. Raphael Semmes, off the harbor (of) Cherbourg, France - forenoon of Sunday June" (June 19, 1864). Sneden, Robert Knox. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plan_of_the_circle_battle_between_the_U.S._ship_%22Keasarge,%22_Capt._Winslow,_and_the_Confederate_cruiser_%22Alabama,%22_Capt._Raphael_Semmes,_off_the_harbor_(of)_Cherbourg,_France_-_forenoon_of_Sunday_June_LOC_gvhs01.vhs00316.jpg

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