Napoleonic Wars (1803-15)
Views of naval engagements and maps of battles
Battle of Salamanca, 1812
Plan / OF THE / BATTLE of the ARAPILES, / NEAR / Salamanca; / With the previous Movements / OF THE / ARMIES from the DOURO to the TORMES
published 1 Jan 1813Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand coloured | Scale: 1:183,925 approx. | RCIN 735175
The Battle of Salamanca was won by the British and allies but at the cost of the life of General John Gaspard le Marchant (1766-1812), the founder of the Royal Military College at High Wycombe, and a favourite of George III.
Additional text: [right, in two panels on right side of map, a key, A-H, K-U, W-X to the positions and movements of the troops:] REFERENCE / to the / MOVEMENTS OF THE ARMIES [and, bottom right, a-i, k-q:] REFERENCE TO THE BATTLE
Condition: no fold lines. Verso: induced brown discolouration (ghosting) from another image.
William Faden (1 July 1749-21 March 1836) (publisher) [top left, below title:] Published with permission of the / QUARTER MASTER GENERAL, / By W. FADEN Geographer to his Majesty & to H.R.H. the Prince Regent: / CHARING CROSS JAN. 1. 1813. / Thomson sculp.t
[Michael] Thomson (active 1809-15) (engraver)
Watermark: None
Condition: no fold lines. Verso: induced brown discolouration (ghosting) from another image
Scale: 1:183,925 approx.
47.1 x 33.4 cm (neatline)
8.2 x 34.0 cm (image)
50.6 x 36.8 cm (platemark)
54.8 x 39.4 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
Plan / OF THE / BATTLE of the ARAPILES, / NEAR / Salamanca; / With the previous Movements / OF THE / ARMIES from the DOURO to the TORMES. [top left]
Additional text:
[right, in two panels on right side of map, a key, A-H, K-U, W-X to the positions and movements of the troops:] REFERENCE / to the / MOVEMENTS OF THE ARMIES [and, bottom right, a-i, k-q:] REFERENCE TO THE BATTLE
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Salamanca 22 July 1812.
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom left, black pencil: a ‘b’ has been added to the 175.] (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
Salamanca Plan of the Battle of Arapiles near Salamanca, gained by the Allied Army under the command of the Earl of Wellington, over the French on the 22.d of July 1812; with the previous movements of the Armies from the Douro to the Tormes: published by Faden, 1813.
Subject(s)
Salamanca, Castille and Léon, Spain (40°58'00"N 05°39'00"W)
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14 March 2024
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