Map of the siege of Badajoz, 1812 (Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain) 38°52'40"N 06°58'14"W

William Faden (1 July 1749-21 March 1836) (publisher) [bottom centre, below title and text:] LONDON, / Published by W. Faden. Geographer to His Majesty and to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent. / Charing Cross, May 1.^st 1812.

Samuel John Neele (1758-1824) (engraver) [bottom right, below neatline of map:] Neele sculp. Strand.

Subject(s)

Watermark: [Cropped:] JONES

Condition: one fold lines. Verso: some offsetting from same image, perhaps from being placed in a pile of maps soon after printing

Scale: 1:21,100 approx. Scale bar: Scale of 1500 Yards [65 mm =].

23.3 x 28.9 cm (neatline)

34.4 x 29.2 cm (image)

36.4 x 31.4 cm (platemark)

38.8 x 33.8 cm (sheet)

Printed title:

PLAN OF BADAJOZ AND ITS ENVIRONS, / Invested March 17,,^th 1812 and carried by Storm on the Night of April 6,,^th by the Allied Army commanded / By GENERAL the EARL of WELLINGTON &.^c &.^c &.^c [bottom, below map]

Additional text:

[bottom, below title, a key 1-20, AAA, to the bastions, ravelins, gates, etc., of the fortress and works of the Allied army:] Explanation.

Annotations:

George III heading: Badajoz 17 March- 6 April 1812.

Other annotations: none.

George III catalogue entry:

Badajoz Plan of Badajoz and its Environs invested on the 17. ^th of March and carried by storm on the night of the 6.^th of April 1812, by the Allied Army commanded by General the Earl of Wellington: published by Faden, 1812.