COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Alison, Archibald, Sir, bart., 1792-1862
Author:
Johnston, Alexander Keith 1804-1871
Date:
1815
Short Title:
Battle of Quatre Bras, 16 June 1815
Publisher:
London : William Blackwood and Son
Publisher Location:
Edinburgh
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
15
Obj Width cm:
21
Scale 1:
53,000
Note:
Engraved hand colored battle plan in South of Brussels in modern Belgium. Shows the position of the French and Allies cavalry, infantry and artillery. In lower right margin: W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinr. Relief shown by hachures
Country:
Belgium
Subject:
Military
Subject:
Historical
Full Title:
Battle of Quatre Bras, 16 June 1815. A.K. Johnston F.R.G.S. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. (to accompany) Atlas to Alison's history of Europe ... MDCCCLII (1852).
List No:
13200.117
Page No:
105
Series No:
117
Publication Author:
Alison, Archibald, Sir, bart., 1792-1862
Publication Author:
Johnston, Alexander Keith 1804-1871
Pub Date:
1852
Pub Title:
Atlas to Alison's history of Europe : constructed and arranged under the direction of Sir Archibald Alison, by Alex Keith Johnston, with a concise vocabulary of military and marine terms. Library edition. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. MDCCCLII (1852).
Pub Note:
Atlas to accompany Alison's History of Europe: from the commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the restoration of the Bourbons in 1815. Atlas consists of a series of maps and plans that cover major military engagements during the French Revolution. Complete with 108 maps and plans, a frontispiece on military symbols and fortifications, and a glossary of military and marine terms. Maps engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston under the direction of Sir Archibald Alison. The maps cover Europe and her colonies in America, Africa and India. Bound in half calf over marbled-paper boards, with gilt-blocked label "Alison's history of Europe, Atlas" on spine.
Pub List No:
13200.000
Pub Type:
Military Atlas
Pub Maps:
108
Pub Height cm:
23
Pub Width cm:
29
Image No:
13200117.jp2
Authors:
Alison, Archibald, Sir, bart., 1792-1862; Johnston, Alexander Keith 1804-1871
