Plan of the action near the Vigia de la Barrosa, fought 5th March 1811, between the Allies under Sir...
Plan of the action near the Vigia de la Barrosa, fought 5th March 1811, between the Allies under Sir Thomas Graham and the French, from a sketch by Ensign [T.] Harriott ... dated 2nd April 1811 [cartographic material] : Plan of the battle of Albuera gained by the allied army under the command of Marshal Sir William Beresford ... 16th May 1811, from a sketch in the possession of Lord Beresford / [compiled by T.L. Mitchell] ; on zinc by Edwd. Culliford ; printed by Day & Haghe.
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Publisher
[London : Published by James Wyld, Cartographer to the Queen, Charing Cross East, 1840]
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Date
1840]
Call Numbers
SAFE/Pc1/no. 20a-d
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Cartographic data
Scale [ca. 1:15 157]. 2000 yards = 4 3/4".
Physical content
4 sheets (2 maps on 1 sheet each) : b&w ; on sheet, ca. 85.5 x 60.5 cm. each.
Contents
(a.) Unfinished state. Litho. B&w. Several columns of references. The individual maps: 36 x 57.5 cm., 42 x 57.5 cm. The Vigia de Barrosa map has been copied from Gt. Brit. & I. Quartermaster General's Dept., Sketch of the action near the Vigia de la Baross. This was based on Harriot's sketch. The pr...
Publication information
Publisher
[London : Published by James Wyld, Cartographer to the Queen, Charing Cross East, 1840]
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1840]
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Supervised access only by appointment with Maps Section.
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Full title
Plan of the action near the Vigia de la Barrosa, fought 5th March 1811, between the Allies under Sir Thomas Graham and the French, from a sketch by Ensign [T.] Harriott ... dated 2nd April 1811 [cartographic material] : Plan of the battle of Albuera gained by the allied army under the command of Marshal Sir William Beresford ... 16th May 1811, from...
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Plan of the battle of Albuera gained by the allied army under the command of Marshal Sir William Beresford ... 16th May 1811.
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General note
Completed map published by James Wyld in his atlas: "Maps and plans: showing the principal movements, battles & sieges, in which the British army was engaged during the war from 1808 to 1814, in the Spanish Peninsula and of the south of France".
Engraved proofs from the original survey and material by T.L. Mitchell.
Additional physical form availability note
Online images available via the State Library of NSW at: http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/album/albumView.aspx?itemID=920121&acmsid=0 ; Digital order number a441.
Time Period
d1811
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/Pc1/no. 20a-d
Record Identifier
74VvKovWzXLy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvKovWzXLy
Other Identifiers
DDC
940.27
MMS ID
991007882869702626