Plan of the Defences of Sebastopol, with the Lines of Attack of the Allied Armies previous to the final Assault on the 8th Sept. 1855.

JONES, Sir Harry.

Publication Date: 1855

About this Item

London: War Department. 1855. Lithographic map in sepia and black with hand-colouring in red and pale blue (49 by 67 cm), dissected into 10 segments, linen-backed and folding into the original 8vo slipcase with printed title label on front cover; slipcase a little marked and spotted, map in fine condition."The strong and heavily fortified Black Sea port of Sevastopol, on the south-west coast of the Crimea, was the main naval base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. During the Crimean War (1853-56), the capture or destruction of this stronghold became the main military object of the allied British, French and Turkish armies opposing Russia. Sevastopol endured an 11-month siege before finally capitulating to the enemy in September 1855" (Royal Museums Greenwich).Very rare; the Royal Collection has a 1858 version of this map, without colouring or the relief printing in sepia.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Plan of the Defences of Sebastopol, with the Lines of Attack of the Allied Armies previous to the final Assault on the 8th Sept. 1855.
• Publication Date: 1855