Full title: Battle of Vimiero, fought on the 21st of August 1808 between the British and the French [cartographic material] ; Passage of the River Douro on the 12th of May 1809, General Sir A. Wellesley ... in face of the French Army commanded by Marshal Soult / [compiled by T.L. Mitchell ; surveyed & drawn by the late Major Pierpoint ; drawn on zinc by H.C. Maquire, from the original survey & drawing by the late Lieut. Coll. Sturgeon ; printed by Day & Haghe].

Author/creator: Maguire, H. C, Pierrepoint, Major, Sturgeon, Lieut. Col, Wyld, James, 1812-1887, Wyld, James. 1812-1887. Maps and plans showing the principal movements, battles & sieges, in which the British army was engaged during the war from 1808 to 1814, in the Spanish Peninsula and of the south of France, Day & Haghe, Mitchell, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1855.

Date: [1840].

Call Numbers: SAFE/Pc1/no. 3a-c

Record Identifier: 74VvKNxLZoab

Language: English

Formats: Maps

Contents: , 3 sheets (2 x 2 maps on 1 sheet, 1 map on 1 sheet) : b&w ; 49 x 86 cm., (a.) Unfinished state. Litho. B&w. Column of references on the Douro map, and two columns on the Vimiero map. The maps have individual borders inside the general border, the sizes being, for the Vimiero 44 x 53 cm. and for Douro 46 x 32.5 cm. -- (b.) Another copy. This is the right half of the sheet, with the Douro map only, printed on thin paper. -- (c.) Completed state, without colours. Adds map number and date of publication.

Publishers: London : Published by James Wyld, Cartographer to the Queen, Charing Cross, [1840]

Access: Supervised access only by appointment with Maps Section.

Notes: Engraved proofs from the original survey and material by T.L. Mitchell. Published by James Wyld in his atlas: "Maps and plans: showing the principal movements, battles & sieges, in which the British army was engaged during the war from 1808 to 1814, in the Spanish Peninsula and of the south of France".

Additional physical form availability note: Online images available via the State Library of NSW at: http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/album/albumView.aspx?itemID=919011&acmsid=0 ; Digital order number a4352001.

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DDC: 940.27

MMS ID: 991007880379702626