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THE WOODEN WALLS 2 DÉPÔT DE LA MARINE. CARTE DES CÔTES D'ANGLETERRE 1: 1. ‘Carte Réduite des Isles Britanniques ... Par M. Bellin Ingenieur de la Marine ... M. DCC.LVII. Premiere Feuille. Partie Meridionale de L'Angleterre ...’ [with the engraved stamp of the Dépôt with initials] ‘R[épublique]. F[rancaise].’ B: 557 x 878 2. [Bellin] ‘Carte Réduite des Isles Britanniques Seconde feuille. Partie Septentrionale de L'Angleterre ...’ [with the engraved stamp of the Dépôt with initials] ‘R[épublique]. F[rancaise].’ B: 556 x 876 3. [Bellin] ‘Carte Réduite des Isles Britanniques, Troisieme Feuille, Partie Méridionale de L'Ecosse ... 1757.’ [with the engraved stamp of the Dépôt with initials] ‘R[épublique]. F[rancaise].’ B: 557 x 872 4. [Bellin] ‘Carte Réduite des Isles Britanniques Quatrieme feuille partie Septentrionale de L'Ecosse ... 1757.’ [with the engraved stamp of the Dépôt with initials] ‘R[épublique]. F[rancaise].’ B: 563 x 870 5. [Neptune Francois, 1693] ‘Carte Particuliére des Costes Occidentales d'Irlande Qui comprend la Baye de Galloway Et la Riviere de Lymerick ...’ [with the engraved stamp of the Dépôt with initials] ‘R[épublique]. F[rancaise].’ B: 604 x 864 6. [Neptune Francois, 1693] ‘Carte Générale des Costes d'Irlande et des Costes Occidentales d'Angleterre avec un Partie de celles d'Ecosse ...’ [with the engraved stamp of the Dépôt, without initials] B: 615 x 873 7. ‘Carte des Entrées de la Tamise ... Par le S.r Bellin ... M.DCC. LIX.’ [with the engraved stamp of the Dépôt with initials] ‘R[épublique]. F[rancaise].’ B: 580 x 884 8. ‘Carte Réduite de La Manche ... L'An VII de la République.’ B: 527 x 972 9. ‘Carte Reduite des Costes de Flandre et de Hollande ... Par le S. Bellin ... M.DCC. LXIII.’ [with the engraved stamp of the Dépôt with initials] ‘R[épublique]. F[rancaise].’ B: 561 x 870 CARTE DES CÔTES D'ANGLETERRE 2 10. ‘Carte Réduite de l'Isle de Wight et Costes Voisines depuis Selsey Jusqu'a la Pointe Peverel ... Par le S.r Bellin ... 1762.’ [with the engraved stamp of the Dépôt with initials] ‘R[épublique]. F[rancaise].’ B: 559 x 873 11. ‘Carte Particuliere du Canal de Bristol ou Embouchure de la Severne ... l'An VI de la République.’ [with the engraved stamp of the Dépôt with initials] ‘R[épublique]. F[rancaise].’ B: 573 x 882 12. [Bellin] ‘Carte Reduite des Isles Britanniques, cinquiéme feuille, contenant L'Irlande.’ [with the engraved stamp of the Dépôt with initials] ‘R[épublique]. F[rancaise].’ B: 874 x 549 13. ‘Côte Orientale d'Angleterre, depuis South Foreland jusqu'a Lowestoft comprenant les entrées de la Tamise ... l'An VI de la République.’ [with the engraved stamp of the Dépôt with initials] ‘R[épublique]. 6
F[rancaise].’ B: 603 x 917 14. ‘Côte Orientale d'Angleterre, depuis Lowestoft et jusques L'Humber ... l’An VI de la République.’ [with the engraved stamp of the Dépôt with initials] ‘R[épublique]. F[rancaise].’ B: 877 x 614 7 THE WOODEN WALLS 15. ‘Carte Reduite de la Rade des Dunes avec une partie des entrées de la Tamise ... Par M. Bellin ... 1757.’ [with the engraved stamp of the Dépôt with initials] ‘R[épublique]. F[rancaise].’ B: 588 x 424 16. ‘Carte Particuliere de la Mer d'Irlande appellée communement Canal S.t Georges ... l'An VI de la République.’ [with the engraved stamp of the Dépôt with initials] ‘R[épublique]. F[rancaise].’ B: 899 x 605 17. ‘Carte Reduite de l'Entrée de la Mer d'Irlande et du Canal de Bristol ... l'An VI de la République.’ [with the engraved stamp of the Dépôt with initials] ‘R[épublique]. F[rancaise].’ B: 568 x 912 The French Are Planning On Coming [Sequence of 17 Charts of the Coastal Waters of the British Isles Published by the Dépôt des Cartes, Plans et Journaux de la Marine]. Paris: Dépôt des Cartes, Plans et Journaux de la Marine, [various dates of first publication, from 1693 - 1797/1798]; copperplate engravings, various sizes, dissected and laid on the official French ochre linen, and folding into two purpose prepared book-style slipcases, labelled 'CARTE DES CÔTES D'ANGLETERRE, 1' [&] 'CARTES DES CÔTES D'ANGLETERRE 2.' As a set, generally in very good condition for dissected maps; each chart has a vellum index tab, labelled in contemporary manuscript, each chart with the original bookplate stamped with a short title and owner's name, 'BARON REILLE'. Chart 1 with small area of loss in the upper border; chart 8 with rodent damage at the bottom corners and centre of one panel; chart 10 with water stain affecting the 'Remarques', other sheet with very minor staining, but overall very good examples. The seventeen charts in this collection comprise a comprehensive coverage of the coastal waters of the British Isles, most particularly the southern approaches from the Continent. Several of the charts are dated Year VI of the Republic (l'An VI de la République), representing the most up-to-date charts then available from the French Admiralty's Hydrographic Office, supplemented by printings of charts from older plates still in circulation, notably by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin Sr. from the 1750s, but even one chart first published in 1693, a hundred years earlier. The bookplate present on all of the charts is that of Baron Honoré-Charles-Michel-Joseph Reille (1775-1860), an important figure in Napoleon Bonaparte's army and someone who is frequently encountered in the history of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). He fought in many of Napoleon's major battles including Jena, Wagram, Friedland (w<strong>here</strong> he was aide-de-camp to Napoleon), Quatre Bras and Waterloo. He was also present during the Spanish campaigns in 1812-1813, commanding the French Army at Vittoria (thus fortituitously missing the Russia Campaign). He was later made a Maréchal of France and is buried in Pére Lachaise cemetery in Paris, in the tomb of his father-in-law, Jean-André Masséna, 1st Duc de Rivoli, 1st Prince d'Essling, the greatest of Napoleon's marshals. In view of the provenance, it seems highly likely that this two-box set was a special commission for Reille, acquired in anticipation of an invasion of the British Isles. However, while one would like to imagine Reille, and perhaps even Napoleon himself, poring over these very maps in preparation for the invasion, it should be said that this set of charts is virtually unopened, and without annotation. In 1797, Napoleon, then a general, was ordered to plan an invasion of England, but he determined that the French fleet was too weak for the task. Instead, he decided to strike at British interests by invading Egypt. However, that expedition failed with Nelson's destruction of the French fleet at the battle of the Nile (items 3ff.). Napoleon also made preparations to invade England between 1803 and 1805. These preparations, involving a fleet of 2,340 ships and barges to transport an invasion force of some 168,000 men, came to naught when the joint Franco-Spanish fleet was destroyed by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar (items 10ff), ensuring unchallenged British dominion on the high seas. £8,000
Page 1 and 2: B R I T I S H B R O A D S H E E T M
Page 3 and 4: BRITISH BROADSHEET MAPS AND BATTLE
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Page 11 and 12: 9 THE WOODEN WALLS 3 Very Scarce Ch
Page 13 and 14: 11 THE WOODEN WALLS 6 Rare Broadshe
Page 15 and 16: 13 THE WOODEN WALLS 8 "I have a rig
Page 17 and 18: 15 THE WOODEN WALLS 10 Rare Plan Of
Page 19 and 20: 17 THE WOODEN WALLS 12 LAURIE & WHI
Page 21 and 22: 19 THE WOODEN WALLS 15 What Nelson
Page 23 and 24: 21 THE WOODEN WALLS 17 Anonymous. '
Page 25 and 26: 23 THE WOODEN WALLS 22 Very Scarce
Page 27 and 28: 25 THE WOODEN WALLS 24 MAIN, James.
Page 29 and 30: 25 Anonymous. 1. [Untitled Plan Of
Page 31 and 32: THIN RED LINE 27 Rare Broadsheet Pl
Page 33 and 34: ENGLAND 30 Very Scarce Game Map Of
Page 35 and 36: 32 Very Scarce Road Map Of England
Page 37 and 38: 37 Very Scarce Map Of The Environs
Page 39 and 40: 39 Late Printing Of This Two-Sheet
Page 41 and 42: 42 Rare Plan Of The Chelsea Botanic
Page 43 and 44: 46 Rare Town Plan In Fine Colour NA
Page 45 and 46: 49 ROCQUE, John. 'An Exact PLAN OF
Page 47 and 48: SCOTLAND 52 Very Rare Map Of Scotla
Page 49 and 50: 54 Very Scarce Map Of Scotland Wide
Page 51 and 52: 57 Unusual Letterpress Plan Of The
Page 53 and 54: IRELAND 61 A Lovely Example Of This
Page 55 and 56: EUROPE 63 Rare Eclipse Map Of Europ
Page 57 and 58: 65 Rare Plan Of Gibraltar In a Late
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69 Scarce Military Plan Of Calais O
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71 Apparently Unrecorded Second Sta
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77 Rare Map Of Germany And Eastern
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80 Rare Map Of Mount Etna For The G
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83 Detailed Plan Of The Battle BOTE
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AFRICA 87 Finely Executed Manuscrip
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91 Scarce Map Of Sierra Leone WYLD,
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ASIA & PACIFIC 96 Earliest Printed
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97 Apparently The Earliest Survivin
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AMERICAS 101 Very Scarce Map Of The
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104 Uncommon Plan Of Quebec Depicti
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109 Unrecorded State, In Sheet Form
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113 Rare Broadsheet Plan Of The Fir
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115 Detailed Broadsheet Of The Batt
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117 Rare Map Of The American Blocka
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119 Rare Plan Of Philadelphia FADEN
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121 The First Printed Map Of South
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124 The First Printed Insurance Pla
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WEST INDIES 127 Rare Two-Sheet Map
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95 WEST INDIES 130 Very Scarce Plan
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CELESTIAL 134 Very Scarce Large For
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ELPHINSTONE, John: Scarce Map of Sc
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