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$6.95 Shipping Location: Dover, United States Issued c. 1745 London by Tindall. Engraved by J. Basire. Aire A very strong city and castle in the Low Countries.Treaty of Utrecht. Mid 18th century detailed ... moreengraved battle related city plan.
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$6.95 Shipping Location: Dover, United States Issued c. 1745 London by Tindall. Engraved by J. Basire. Mid 18th century detailed engraved battle related city plan.
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$6.95 Shipping Location: Dover, United States Plan of the City of Bouchain Situated Upon the Rivers Sensette and Scheld in the County of Hainault. Issued c. 1745 London by Tindall. Engraved by J. ... moreBasire. Mid 18th century detailed engraved battle related city plan.
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$5.95 Shipping Location: Jacksonville, United States In1793 the southern portions of France were seeing revolution take place. Toulon rested at the head of a harbour that went south into the sea making it ... morea valuable position. Bonaparte had recently been promoted to the rank of chief of battalion and was sent by General Brunet to Paris.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States The first editions have the red printers mark of the castle in the bottom right corner stating "Printed by AMS.". A copy of the title page is included ... morefor authenticity. Condition: It is in Excellent condition for its age with overall tonal aging, blank on reverse, printed on an off-white page, basically as seen in the pics.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States The first editions have the red printers mark of the castle in the bottom right corner stating "Printed by AMS.". A copy of the title page is included ... morefor authenticity. Condition: It is in Excellent condition for its age with overall tonal aging, blank on reverse, printed on an off-white page, basically as seen in the pics.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States The first editions have the red printers mark of the castle in the bottom right corner stating "Printed by AMS.". A copy of the title page is included ... morefor authenticity. Condition: It is in Excellent condition for its age with overall tonal aging, blank on reverse, printed on an off-white page, basically as seen in the pics.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States The pics are of the actual map. An Authentic Antique Map: Not a Modern Reproduction!
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States The first editions have the letter red printers mark of the castle in the bottom right corner stating "Printed by AMS.". A copy of the title page is included ... morefor authenticity. Condition: It is in Excellent condition for its age with overall tonal aging, blank on reverse, printed on an off-white page, basically as seen in the pics.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States The first editions have the letter red printers mark of the castle in the bottom right corner stating "Printed by AMS.". A copy of the title page is included ... morefor authenticity. Condition: It is in Excellent condition for its age with overall tonal aging, blank on reverse, printed on an off-white page, basically as seen in the pics.
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$9.95 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: LONDON, United Kingdom DATE PRINTED: 1953. CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. The map you will receive is in good condition but there may be minor variations in the condition ... morefrom that shown in the image. DEUTSCHLAND: Alte Lankarten und Stadt ansichten.
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$9.95 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: LONDON, United Kingdom DATE PRINTED: 1953. CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. The map you will receive is in good condition but there may be minor variations in the condition ... morefrom that shown in the image. DEUTSCHLAND: Alte Lankarten und Stadt ansichten.
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$9.95 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: LONDON, United Kingdom 'Situation on the evening of 1st June 1940'. Caption below picture:'Situation on the evening of 1st June 1940'. DATE PRINTED: 1953. CONDITION: Good; suitable ... morefor framing. The map you will receive is in good condition but there may be minor variations in the condition from that shown in the image.
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$6.95 Shipping Location: Dover, United States Issued c. 1745 London by Tindall. Engraved by J. Basire. Aeth, A Strong Frontier Town in Brabant, Taken by the Duke of Marlborough in 1706. Mid 18th century ... moredetailed engraved battle related city plan.
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Location: Georgetown, United States The Glorious Campaigns Le Duc Danguyen. A 17thC Engraving done by Anthoine de Vauconsains. AKA - The Glorious Campaigns of the Duke of Anguyen. The engraving ... moreis on older paper. The detail of the map are still quite vivid.
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$21.07 Shipping Location: SUTTON COLDFIELD, United Kingdom Battle of Fleurus 1690. There were three battles of Fleurs, or Fleurus as it was represented. This map shows the positions of the combatants in the second ... moreof these battles.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States It was published in 1852 as stated on the title page, a copy of which is included for authenticity. It is not mounted or matted being sold as a single ... moresheet as shown in the first pic. A great map for framing or study.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is from an 1850 edition of. Condition: The map is in Good condition for its age with ... moreoverall tonal ageing, blank on the reverse, with original handcolor outlining and troop positions.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States There is a short tear in the top margin as seen in the pic. See the pics of the actual map. An Original Antique Map: Not a Reproduction!
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$9.95 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: LONDON, United Kingdom 'Counter-attack at Arras 21st- May 1940'. Caption below picture:'Counter-attack at Arras 21st- May 1940'. DATE PRINTED: 1953. CONDITION: Good; suitable ... morefor framing. The map you will receive is in good condition but there may be minor variations in the condition from that shown in the image.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery- Now FREE! Lake Erie Maps& Prints! An Authentic Antique Map: Not a Modern Reproduction! See Our ... moreEbay Store for other! Free Shipping on Purchases of 5 or More Maps and Prints* Description: It is an authentic antique map over 157 years old. It is an original engraved map with handcolor. Printed on one sheet, blank on the reverse. It is from an 1855 edition of Alison's History of Europe. Published by William Blackwood. Edinburgh& London as stated in the bottom center margin and designed by A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh as stated in the bottom right margin. A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is being sold as a single sheet, not mounted, matted nor framed, basically as seen in the pic Size: The map image measures approximately 6 by 8 inches(15x20cm) on a 8 1/2 by 10 3/4" 22x27cm) page as seen in the pic. Condition: The map is in Very Good condition for its age with overall tonal ageing. Printed on a buff page, blank on the reverse side with original handcolor outlining and troop positions. Overall, it is clean with some darkening around the edges, basically as seen in the pic. The pics are of the actual map. Payment Details: We accept most major credit cards through Paypal and Ebay. Please ask if you have any questions about payment. International and New Bidders are welcomed and encouraged. Payment is expected within 7 days. After which Nonpaying Bidders will be reported to Ebay to recoup our listing fees. Shipping: $3.50 for First Class or $4.95 for Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation in the USA; $4.95 for First Class International to Canada; $7.00 for International Airmail elsewhere in the World. We ship daily. So if still bidding send us a quick email to hold or better just pay all at once at the end. Save on Shipping: We only charge one shipping fee based on the largest map or print with multiple items shipped along with it for no extra costs. Purchase 5 or more maps or prints and receive Free First Class shipping
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$4.95 Shipping Location: Shasta Lake, United States Includes a short reach of the Rio San Gabriel and topography of the battle area. forces, Jan. 8th, 1847.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery- Now FREE! Lake Erie Maps& Prints! An Authentic Antique Map: Not a Modern Reproduction! See Our ... moreEbay Store for other! Free Shipping on Purchases of 5 or More Maps and Prints* Description: It is an authentic antique map over 157 years old. It is an original engraved map with handcolor. Printed on one sheet, blank on the reverse. It is from an 1855 edition of Alison's History of Europe. Published by William Blackwood. Edinburgh& London as stated in the bottom center margin and designed by A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh as stated in the bottom right margin. A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is being sold as a single sheet, not mounted, matted nor framed, basically as seen in the pic Size: The map image measures approximately 6 by 8 inches(15x20cm) on a 8 1/2 by 10 3/4" 22x27cm) page as seen in the pic. Condition: The map is in Very Good or better condition for its age with overall tonal ageing. Printed on a buff page, blank on the reverse side with original handcolor outlining of troop positions. Overall, it is clean with some darkening around the edges, basically as seen in the pic. The pics are of the actual map. Payment Details: We accept most major credit cards through Paypal and Ebay. Please ask if you have any questions about payment. International and New Bidders are welcomed and encouraged. Payment is expected within 7 days. After which Nonpaying Bidders will be reported to Ebay to recoup our listing fees. Shipping: $3.50 for First Class or $4.95 for Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation in the USA; $4.95 for First Class International to Canada; $7.00 for International Airmail elsewhere in the World. We ship daily. So if still bidding send us a quick email to hold or better just pay all at once at the end. Save on Shipping: We only charge one shipping fee based on the largest map or print with multiple items shipped along with it for no extra costs. Purchase 5 or more maps or prints and receive Free First Class
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is from an 1850 edition of. Condition: The map is in Good condition for its age with ... moreoverall tonal ageing, blank on the reverse, with original handcolor outlining and troop positions.
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$2.49 Shipping Location: CARDIFF, United Kingdom PROVENANCE: HISTORY OF THE WAR IN THE PENINSULAR.
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$9.95 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: LONDON, United Kingdom DATE PRINTED: 1953. DEUTSCHLAND: Alte Lankarten und Stadt ansichten. ITALIA: Stampe e Mappe antiche. ESPA�A: Mapas antiquos y impresiones antiguas. Force ... moreMajeure. English law shall apply. VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain.
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$9.00 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Sanford, United States This is the original plate XVIII (18) from the Atlas Book 4, Part IV from 1892 making this plate approx.130 years old. Picture 2 shows the number of sections ... moreof the plate, what that section depicts and under whose authority it was produced.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is from an 1850 edition of. Condition: The map is in Good to Very Good condition for ... moreits age with overall tonal ageing, blank on the reverse, with original handcolor outlining and troop positions.
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$6.95 Shipping Location: Dover, United States Issued c. 1745 London by Tindall. Engraved by J. Basire. Mid 18th century detailed engraved battle related city plan.
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$6.95 Shipping Location: Dover, United States Issued c. 1745 London by Tindall. Engraved by J. Basire. Plan of the Lines of Brabant, Forced July 18th, 1705 by Ye Army of Ye Allies, Commanded by His ... moreGrace the Duke of Marlborough and Felt-Marshal D'Averquerque.
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$14.99 Shipping Location: Ivanhoe, Australia The fund was the first such charitable effort for a war. By 1902, at the end of the Boer Wars, the circulation was over a million, making it the largest ... morein the world. Date: - 1899. The map shows the theatre of war, around the South African Republic (the Transvaal) and the Orange Free State.
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$21.07 Shipping Location: SUTTON COLDFIELD, United Kingdom Battle of Fleurus 1690. There were three battles of Fleurs, or Fleurus as it was represented. This map shows the positions of the combatants in the second ... moreof these battles.
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$2.49 Shipping Location: CARDIFF, United Kingdom PROVENANCE: HISTORY OF THE WAR IN THE PENINSULAR.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is an original engraved map with handcolor, printed on one sheet, blank on the reverse. ... moreIt is from an 1855 edition of. Condition: The map is in Fair to Good condition for its age with overall tonal ageing, printed on a buff page, blank on the reverse side with original handcolor outlining and troop positions.
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Free Shipping Location: Bridgewater, United States This map includes the defenses of Washington D.C. June and July 1851. Paducah Kentucky November 1861– Logan’s Cross Roads and Mill Springs Kentucky January ... more19. 1862. The map is from The“Atlas To Accompany The Official Records Of The Union And Confederate Armies” This Atlas was published from 1891 to 1895 in 2 volumes. These atlases were not sold. They were given to institutions and libraries. The maps and locations of Union and Confederate positions were created by the men and officers that were part of the various battles of the Civil War. This map is Plate VI of Volume I. It includes the defenses of Washington D.C. and battle fields in Kentucky. These maps show the topography and the positions of the Confederate and Union Armies during these engagements. Please review the photos for the details of this Plate. This map measures 18 inches by 29 inches. It has no holes or creases. It does have two tears in the bottom margin about 1 inch and shows some foxing around the edges. The tears would be covered by matting when framed. It is a great piece of history and would look great framed in your den. Office, or family room. SHIPPING: This map will be shipped flat in a rigid mailer enclosed in a poster sleeve. Shipping will be priority mail with tracking at a cost of $7.95. My shipping costs are clearly stated in the listing. Please review before bidding. I make every effort to mail the next business day after receiving payment unless weather or US holidays prevent me from getting to the post office. PAYMENT is PayPal only. I will send an invoice at the end of the auction. Please email if you have any questions about this item. RETURNS: If you ever have a problem with one of my lots please email and I will work out a satisfactory solution for you. I will make a full refund including initial shipping cost if no other solution can be reached. My customers are my top priority. FEEDBACK: I leave feedback after I receive feedback. I always appreciate feedback so I can offer better service to my customers. Please review
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is an original engraved map with handcolor, printed on one sheet, blank on the reverse. ... moreIt is from an 1855 edition of. The pics are of the actual map.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is from an 1850 edition of. Condition: The map is in Good condition for its age with ... moreoverall tonal ageing, blank on the reverse, with original handcolor outlining and troop positions.
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$9.00 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Sanford, United States This is the original plate XVII (17) from the Atlas Book 4, Part IV from 1892 making this plate approx.130 years old. Picture 2 shows the number of sections ... moreof the plate, what that section depicts and under whose authority it was produced.
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$6.95 Shipping Location: Dover, United States Issued c. 1745 London by Tindall. Engraved by J. Basire. Mid 18th century detailed engraved battle related city plan.
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$21.07 Shipping Location: SUTTON COLDFIELD, United Kingdom NIAGRA 1759. The Seven Years War was one of the first truly global conflicts. when a new set of alliances — Austria. France and Russia ranged against ... moreGreat Britain and Prussia — was established. 1759 was a year of military success for Great Britain, and the Battle of La Belle -Famille on 24 July (shown here at lower right) was a particularly well-executed operation.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is an original engraved map with handcolor, printed on one sheet, blank on the reverse. ... moreIt is from an 1855 edition of. Condition: The map is in Very Good condition for its age with overall tonal ageing, printed on a buff page, blank on the reverse side with original handcolor outlining and troop positions.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is from an 1850 edition of. Condition: The map is in Good condition for its age with ... moreoverall tonal ageing, blank on the reverse, with original handcolor outlining and troop positions.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States It was published in 1852 as stated on the title page, a copy of which is included for authenticity. It is not mounted or matted being sold as a single ... moresheet as shown in the first pic. A great map for framing or study.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is from an 1850 edition of. Condition: The map is in Good condition for its age with ... moreoverall tonal ageing, blank on the reverse, with original handcolor outlining and troop positions.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is an original engraved map with handcolor, printed on one sheet, blank on the reverse. ... moreIt is from an 1855 edition of. Condition: The map is in Fair condition for its age with overall light tonal ageing, printed on a buff page, blank on the reverse side with original hand color outlining of troop positions.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is an original engraved map with handcolor, printed on one sheet, blank on the reverse. ... moreIt is from an 1855 edition of. The pics are of the actual map.
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$9.95 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: LONDON, United Kingdom Colour antique map, 1905. DATE PRINTED: 1905. DEUTSCHLAND: Alte Lankarten und Stadt ansichten. ITALIA: Stampe e Mappe antiche. ESPA�A: Mapas antiquos ... morey impresiones antiguas. Force Majeure. English law shall apply.
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$6.05 Shipping Location: Belvedere Tiburon, United States Soppoto was a fortress located in the Albanian town of Borsh on the Albanian coast, just north of the island of Corfu. A military confrontation was inevitable. ... moreThis gorgeous Lafreri-school engraving depicts the Venetian assault on the Ottoman stronghold of Soppoto in Albania, which took place in early June 1570.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is from an 1850 edition of. Condition: The map is in Good or better condition for its ... moreage with overall tonal ageing, blank on the reverse, with original handcolor outlining and troop positions.
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$25.00 Shipping Location: Belvedere Tiburon, United States Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery- Now FREE! Plan Diagram Solomons Herods Temple Ancient Jerusalem 1853 Hand Colored Engrav SOLOMONS ... moreTEMPLE Original 1853 engraving" Plan or Solomons Temple. hand colored. This 158 year old engraving features Solomons Temple showing court of the Woman, Court of the People, and Court of the Priests. Also shown is the plan of Herods Temple. Minor foxing otherwise very good condition, overall size 10" x 6" Purchase with confidence. We have been in the antique print, map, and document business since 1976 and guarantee our items as advertised. See additional photos below! To See More Photos/Scenes Pay via PayPal. US Funds only. We ship 7 business days(excludes Saturday and Sunday) from receipt of payment. Shipping if buying multiple items within 7 day period. We will ship in one package for one item's shipping fee( as long as size permits) International shipping please contact us for a quote prior to bidding. Thank you for your business. Powered by We ship in 5 business days form receipt of payment. If you need it faster please advise. We can usually meet most dead lines.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is from an 1850 edition of. Condition: The map is in Very Good condition for its age ... morewith overall tonal ageing, blank on the reverse, with original handcolor outlining and troop positions.
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$9.00 Shipping Condition: Unspecified Location: Sanford, United States Note that the dark centerlines in the pictures are lighter in person than they actually appear. This is the original plate XV (15) from the Atlas Book ... more3, Part III from 1891 making this plate over 130 years old.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is from an 1850 edition of. Condition: The map is in Good to Very Good condition for ... moreits age with overall tonal ageing, blank on the reverse, with original handcolor outlining and troop positions.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is from an 1850 edition of. Condition: The map is in Very Good condition for its age ... morewith overall tonal ageing, blank on the reverse, with original handcolor outlining and troop positions.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is from an 1855 edition of.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States A copy of the title page of the Atlas is included with the map. It is from an 1850 edition of. Condition: The map is in Good condition for its age with ... moreoverall tonal ageing, blank on the reverse, with original handcolor outlining and troop positions.
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$8.70 Shipping Location: Santa Barbara, United States Map from Overijssel Almanac 1839. The lion is wielding a sword and clutching a bundle of seven darts. This is the symbol of the United Dutch Republics, ... morewhich lasted from 1654 through 1720. It was besieged in an attempt by the States-General of the Netherlands better to protect the regions of Holland and Utrecht from Spanish plundering.
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$4.99 Shipping Location: Fairview, United States They are in great shape with vibrant hand coloring of troop positions. They are from Baron Jomini's. Life of Napoleon Atlas, translated from the French ... moreby Halleck, published in New York by Van Nostrand, 1864, a facsimile copy of the title page is included for authenticity.
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$3.95 Shipping Location: Clarkston, United States Rare Map Collection This DVD is part of our Historic Map and Atlas Collection. We have dozens of Atlas maps on DVD and CD ranging from the 1500s to the ... more1900s covering many areas and topics. Please Check our Ebay Store for what's available. FOR MANY MORE EDUCATIONAL CD TITLES ON THIS AND MANY OTHER SUBJECTS PLEASE VISIT OUR EBAY STORE VERY LARGE HIGH RESOLUTION MAP COLLECTION ON DVD! please see full table of contents and sample illustrations below) This DVD Contains 201 Maps of Tennessee Including 12 PANORAMIC MAPS of various Tennessee Cities These are scans of the ORIGINAL maps by various Cartographers. on DVD System requirements PC or Mac compatible. Files are simple PDF files with a basic HTML interface(just like viewing a webpage) Works with ALL versions of Windows. Maps of Tennessee' A preliminary agricultural map of Tennessee based on the distribution of geological formations. 1896 Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Nashville, Tennessee, 1897. Sketch of the environs of Shelbyville. Wartrace& Normandy, Tennessee Compiled from the best information under the direction of Capt. N. Michler, Corps of Topographical Engrs. U.S.A. by John E. Weyss, Maj. Ky. Vols. Chief Asst. Drawn by C. S. Mergell. Photographed by M. Carpenter. 1863 Tennessee-North Carolina. A map of the Tennessee government. Formerly part of North Carolina. 1795 Reconnaissance erosion survey of the State of Tennessee. 1934 Middle Tennessee/ G.H. Blakeslee-1863. Alternate title at bottom: Fourteen trips across Tennessee 1862-1864 Tennessee. 1826 National Park Service recreational map of Tennessee.195? State of Tennessee. Roadless and undeveloped area evaluation II, RARE II final environmental statement: January 1979/ U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region. A new map of Tennessee. 1850 Mountain region of North Carolina and Tennessee. 1864 The state of Tennessee. 181? The Virginia. Tennessee, and Georgia Air Line; the Shenandoah Valley R.R. Norfolk& Western R.R. East Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia R.R. its lease
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$6.95 Shipping Location: Dover, United States Doway, A Strong City in the Earldom of Flanders in the Low Countries, Subject to the French. Interesting militaristic depiction of the city, showing the ... moreold fortified walls and star forts in great detail.
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MAP/BATTLE PLAN ~ MONONGAHELA 1755 LAKE GEORGE TICONDEROGA TROOP POSITIONS etc
A beautiful ANTIQUE map on fine quality paper EXCELLENT condition and rescued from a disbound book: Taken from: Maps& Plans illustrating Fortescue's HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY Volume II ~ 1910 SUPERB DETAIL THIS FOLD-OUT HISTORICAL MAP IS AN ORIGINAL ~ OVER 100 YEARS OLD AND NOT A REPRODUCTION This map including borders measures approximately 420mm x 220mm Printed on fine quality paper Free from any text on the reverse A superb map in excellent DAMAGE FREE condition ~ No foxing or spotting ~ FORTESCUE. SIR JOHN WILLIAM(1859-1933) military historian, was born in Madeira 28th December 1859, the fifth son of Hugh Fortescue, third Earl Fortescue, by his wife, Georgiana Augusta Charlotte Caroline, eldest daughter of Colonel George Lionel Dawson-Damer, third son of John Dawson-Damer, first Earl of Portarlington. He was descended from Chief ... moreJustice Sir John Fortescue[q.v. Brought up in country surroundings at Castle Hill, near Barnstaple, he developed a great love of country life and pursuits with a countryman's eye for ground, which stood him in good stead in explaining the battlefields which he described. He was educated at Harrow under H. M. Butler, to whose love of English literature he owed much. Short sight curtailed his athletic activities, besides debarring him from a military career; he therefore entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1878, intending to read for the bar, but, finding the law uncongenial, in 1880 he became private secretary to Sir William Robinson, governor of the Windward Islands; two years in the West Indies aroused his interest in their history and connection with the army. After completing his degree at Cambridge Fortescue spent four years in New Zealand(1886-1890) as private secretary to the governor. Sir Williaim Jervois, during which he began writing and had several articles accepted by Macmillan's Magazine. This led to his contributing a volume on Dundonald to Macmillan's'English Men of Action' series(1896) which was preceded in 1895 by a history of his elder
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BOER WAR ERA MAP/BATTLE PLAN ~ SANNAH'S POST MARCH 31st 1900 TROOP POSITIONS
A beautiful ANTIQUE map/battle plan on fine quality paper. Very Good condition and rescued from a disbound scarce history of The Boer War printed in 1902 by Spottiswoode& Co. Ltd London SUPERB DETAIL THIS FOLD-OUT HISTORICAL MAP IS AN ORIGINAL ~ OVER 100 YEARS OLD AND NOT A REPRODUCTION This map including borders measures approximately 490mm x 440mm Printed on fine quality paper Free from any text on the reverse A superb map in very good condition Some embossed library stamps which do not detract from map Please email with any questions regarding this item BEST OFFERS PLEASE FOR A QUICK SALE AT A FAIR PRICE If you like the item. But do not like the price, then make a realistic offer to us using the MAKE OFFER BUTTON fs/v4r
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