Battle of Waterloo, 1815

Plan and View / of the / BATTLE OF WATERLOO, / with the Positions of the Troops, nearly at the moment the Victory was gained / Drawn under the direction of a General Officer of Distinction on the Staff. / Fought the...

Charles Smith (1768?-buried 6 December 1854) (publisher) [bottom centre, below edge of view:] Published August 12.^th 1815 by C. SMITH 172. Strand.

Samuel John Neele (1758-1824) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of view:] Neele sc Strand.

Watermark: J WHATMAN / 1811

Condition: one fold line; slight brown discolouration to both sides

Scale: not stated. Not drawn to scale.

48.2 x 43.0 cm (neatline)

55.0 x 43.6 cm (image)

cropped (platemark)

57.9 x 47.0 cm (sheet)

Printed title:

Plan and View / of the / BATTLE OF WATERLOO, / with the Positions of the Troops, nearly at the moment the Victory was gained / Drawn under the direction of a General Officer of Distinction on the Staff. / Fought the 18.^th of June 1815. [across top of plan/view, outside border]

Additional text:

[bottom, below imprint, a key to the colours used to distinguish the British (red), Belgian & Dutch (yellow), Prussians (green), Brunswickians (dark grey) and French (blue).]

Annotations:

George III heading: Battle of Waterloo 1815.

Other annotations: none.

George III catalogue entry:

Waterloo Plan of the Battle of Waterloo with the positions of the Troops nearly at the moment the victory was gained, 18.^th of June 1815: published by Smith, 1815.