JONES, Sir Harry. 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. 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. 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. 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

JONES, Sir Harry. 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. 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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