Rare-Antique Map-SIEGE OF COPENHAGEN-Schleuen-Gross-1808

‘TAF. XVII. PLAN DER BELAGERUNG VON COPENHAGEN (..).’

Original antique military map showing a plan of the siege of Copenhagen in 1807.

Made by Schleuen after Freiherr August Daniel von Gross.

Engraving / etching on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 24 x 19.8 cm (9.45 x 7.8 inch). Image size: 22.3 x 16.4 cm. (8.78 x 6.46 inch).

Condition: fair, given age. A few spots / staining. Tear left in left paper edge, repaired. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

SIEGE OF COPENHAGEN

PCO-A18-45

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: ‘Historisch-Militarischer Atlas zu des Freyherrn A.G. von Gross …’. , published in Amsterdam and Schleuen, Kunst- und Industrie-Comptoir in c.1808. This Atlas with 18 maps covers battles in various parts of Europe from 1792-1808 and served as a military handbook.