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Map Retreat of the French Army from Moscow : to the banks of the Neimen

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Title

  • Retreat of the French Army from Moscow : to the banks of the Neimen

Names

  • Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842, cartographer.
  • Neele, Samuel John, 1758-1824, engraver.
  • Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, publisher.

Created / Published

  • Paternoster Row [London] : Published ... by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Browne, June 4th 1813.

Headings

  • -  Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Campaigns--Russia--Maps
  • -  Napoleon--I,--Emperor of the French,--1769-1821--Maps
  • -  Russia

Notes

  • -  Shows numerous troop positions (color-coded) along routes westbound from Moscow to the Neman River (now in Belarus and Lithuania).
  • -  Title from map area (upper left).
  • -  Hand colored to identify troop positions (colors not specifically identified on map).
  • -  Watermark: 118.
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Slightly foxed, sectioned to 12 panels to enable folding.
  • -  Handwritten inked title label (same title as printed title less the subtitle) affixed to verso of cloth backing.
  • -  Vault

Medium

  • 1 map : color, mounted on cloth backing ; 42 x 47 cm, folded to 17 x 11 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G7011.S5 1813 .P7

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2015591083

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, Cartographer, Samuel John Neele, and Hurst Longman. Retreat of the French Army from Moscow: to the banks of the Neimen. [Paternoster Row London: Published ... by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Browne, June 4th, 1813] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2015591083/.

APA citation style:

Porter, R. K., Neele, S. J. & Longman, H. (1813) Retreat of the French Army from Moscow: to the banks of the Neimen. [Paternoster Row London: Published ... by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Browne, June 4th] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2015591083/.

MLA citation style:

Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, Cartographer, Samuel John Neele, and Hurst Longman. Retreat of the French Army from Moscow: to the banks of the Neimen. [Paternoster Row London: Published ... by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Browne, June 4th, 1813] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2015591083/>.