Napoleonic Wars (1803-15)
Views of naval engagements and maps of battles
Battle of Waterloo, 1815
BATTLE OF WATERLOO, / Gained by the ENGLISH and PRUSSIAN ARMIES under the Orders of the DUKE of WELLINGTON and PRINCE BLUCHER, / over the FRENCH Commanded by NAPOLEON BONAPARTE the 18.th June 1815
published 26 Jan 1816Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand coloured. A flap, giving different troop positions, is printed from a separate plate on a separate sheet of paper, hand coloured, and pasted to the base map. | Scale: 1:28,000 approx. | RCIN 735186
The different positions of the armies are engraved on a separate piece of paper which is pasted to the base map, hinged on the left side to form a flap. This flap is referred to as the 'Shifting Plan' in the adjacent text, and, in French, this device was known as a 'Papillon'. The map is in a circular frame within a square, the corners of which are filled with a decorative device resembling an ormolu wreath to which is attached a ribbon tied in a bow. The area covered extends from Waterloo in the north, to Maison du Roy (50°39'04"N 04°24'51"E) in the south, and from Briane La Lued (Braine-l'Alleud 50°41'01"N 04°22'04"E) in the west to Fichermont (Château de Fichermont 50°40'42"N 04°26'38"E) in the east.
Additional text: [left, down left side of map:] EXPLANATION OF THE SIGNS. [and:] Reference to the Plan. [Right, down right side of map:] LIST OF BRITISH & HANOVERIAN REGIMENTS. / under the Command of / Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington / on the 16.th 17.th and 18.th June 1815. / with the List of the Killed & Wounded, / and of those Regiments who are permitted by / His Royal Highness the Prince Regent / to bear in their Colours and appointments the word / WATERLOO. [Bottom, below map:] ANECDOTES & PARTICULAR ACTIONS.
Condition: no fold lines; slight brown discolouration.
Samuel John Neele (1758-1824) (engraver) [bottom right:] Neele sc. Strand London; [bottom centre, below text:] London Published Jan.y 26.th 1816 by S.J. Neele, 352 Strand.
Watermark: J WHATMAN / 1815
Condition: no fold lines; slight brown discolouration
Scale: 1:28,000 approx. Scale bar: Scale of one French League [158 mm =].
27.7 x 27.9 cm (neatline)
36.4 x 44.8 cm (image)
38.3 x 47.6 cm (platemark)
42.6 x 65.5 cm (sheet)
12.3 x 13.3 cm (image and sheet of flap)
Printed title:
BATTLE OF WATERLOO, / Gained by the ENGLISH and PRUSSIAN ARMIES under the Orders of the DUKE of WELLINGTON and PRINCE BLUCHER, / over the FRENCH Commanded by NAPOLEON BONAPARTE the 18.th June 1815. [across top of map, outside border]
Additional text:
[left, down left side of map:] EXPLANATION OF THE SIGNS. [and:] Reference to the Plan. [Right, down right side of map:] LIST OF BRITISH & HANOVERIAN REGIMENTS. / under the Command of / Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington / on the 16.th 17.th and 18.th June 1815. / with the List of the Killed & Wounded, / and of those Regiments who are permitted by / His Royal Highness the Prince Regent / to bear in their Colours and appointments the word / WATERLOO. [Bottom, below map:] ANECDOTES & PARTICULAR ACTIONS.
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Waterloo 18 June 1815.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom right, black pencil:] 6/ [i.e.6 shillings?].
George III catalogue entry:
Waterloo A Plan of the Battle of Waterloo gained by the English and Prussian Armies under the orders of the Duke of Wellington and Prince Blucher over the French commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte, on the 18.th of June 1815: published by Neele, 1816.
Subject(s)
Waterloo, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°42'45"N 04°24'05"E)
Page revisions
14 March 2024
Current version
