Plan of Sevastopol.
Engraved at the Ordnance Map Office, Southampton under the direction of Capt.n Cameron, R.E. L.t Colonel James R.E., F.R.C., M.R.I.A., &c., Superintendent.
Engraving, UNFINISHED PROOF, signed in pencil by the Superindentent. 680 x 970mm, 26¾ x 38¼".
A plan of the defences of the city, lacking any detail other than the walls. A pencil note by L.t Col. James explains: "The engraving of this plan will be proceeded with as soon as we receive accurate plans of the works, of the attack and of the town. Signed Henry James, R.E. 11 March 1856". James later became director of Topographical Dept. of the War Office. The map was eventually published in the 'Report on the Siege of Sebastapol', 1857.
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Engraving, UNFINISHED PROOF, signed in pencil by the Superindentent. 680 x 970mm, 26¾ x 38¼".
A plan of the defences of the city, lacking any detail other than the walls. A pencil note by L.t Col. James explains: "The engraving of this plan will be proceeded with as soon as we receive accurate plans of the works, of the attack and of the town. Signed Henry James, R.E. 11 March 1856". James later became director of Topographical Dept. of the War Office. The map was eventually published in the 'Report on the Siege of Sebastapol', 1857.
[Ref: 10813] £230.00