Description
‘SCHLACHT BEI ABENSBERG, DEN 22. APRIL 1809. ‘
This original antique plate shows the Battle of Abensberg on 20 April 1809 between a Franco-German force under the command of Emperor Napoleon I of France and a reinforced Austrian corps led by Feldmarschall-Leutnant Archduke Louis of Austria.
Made by F. Biller after von Rothenburg.
Steel engraving on wove (vellin) paper.
Condition: good, given age. Paper slightly browned. Some foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
BATTLE OF ABENSBERG-GERMANY
PCO-BOX-ROTHENBURG
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
From: ‘Schlachten-Atlas’, by Friedrich Rudolf von Rothenburg, published in 18 ed. from 1837-1853. This work covers plans and descriptions of important military battles that took place between the year 357 (Strassburg) and 1831 (Ostroleka). Exact ed. unknown. Set contains original plan and original descriptive text pages.
Reference: Engelmann 77; Graesse VI.




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