Atlas Volume for Siborne's History of the War in France and Belgium in 1815: Containing Minute Details of the Battles of Quatre-Bras, Ligny, Wavre, and Waterloo

William Siborne

T. and W. Boone, 1844

[Anaglyptographic Atlas : History of the Waterloo Campaign]  Complete, with 11 linen-backed maps.  Maps have been mounted.  Maps are in excellent condition, clean, white and unmarked.  Hand colored regimental positions for the opposing armies.  Includes: 1. Part of Belgium; 2. Field of Quatre-Bras. 3 o'clock P.M.; 3. Field of Quatre-Bras. 9 o'clock P.M.; 4. Field of Ligny. 1/2 past 2 o'clock P.M.; 5. Field of Ligny. 1/2 past 8 o'clock P.M.; 6. Field of Waterloo. 1/4 past 11 o'clock A.M. (frame broken); 7. Field of Waterloo. 1/4 before 8 o'clock P.M.; 8. Field of Waterloo. 5 min. past 8 o'clock P.M. (lacks glass); 9. Field of Wavre. 4 o'clock P.M. 18th June; 10. Field of Wavre. 4 o'clock A.M. 19th June; 11. Part of France. 

"Siborne is the most authoritative source on the dispositions of troops before and during the battle of Waterloo (also known as the battle of Belle-Alliance). As well as writing his History, he made a detailed model of the battlefield of Waterloo, showing 72,000 French troops, 68,000 British, and 48,000 Prussian. He came under great pressure from the Duke of Wellington to play down the role of Blucher's Prussian forces in the battle, and under this pressure, eventually removed 40,000 of the Prussians from his model." - Nick Wedd, the Map Room. [Important note: all but one of the maps is framed, but we can remove them from the frame and put them in an atlas folio chemise as the buyer desires.  Please contact our ship to discuss various shipping / binding options.]