Add MS 57643

R.U.S.I. MAPS. Vol. VIII (1-12). Italy and Greece.

57643 (1-5). Italy.

1. 'Plan der Treffen bey Colognuola und Arcola von ersees am 12o Novemb. 1796', signed 'Francois St Julien'. 1:109000 approx. Scale bar of 8000 'Schritten' (= 136mm.). German. R.U.S.I. no. A 12.11.

465 x 655mm.

2. 'A correct plan of the battle of Maida in Calabria . . . as drawn by an officer of one of the regiments engaged'; late 18th cent. No scale given. Black R.U.S.I. stamp dated 25 July 1853. R.U.S.I. no. A 12.6.

260 x 310mm.

3. 'Carte d'une partie du Mantouan, du Veronoise, et des campamems de l'Armée Imperiale . . . June 1735.' 1:80000 approx. 'Echelle de 4 miles d'Italie du Veronoise' (= 92mm.). Map oriented with South-East at top. French and Italian. Label on verso reads 'Plan of part of the mountain of Veroins [sic] in Italy, with the encampment of an Imperial army of 1800 men under the command of Marechall Count Konigseck. No. 153.' The strength of the army is given as 18000 in the cartouche on the recto. R.U.S.I. no. B 433.

770 x 430mm.

4. Chart of the Straits of Messina, possibly by 'Edw. Codrington' (name on verso); circa 1834. No scale given.

Ink and wash on paper; 460 x 340mm.

5. 'Plano della posizione delle due armate sotto Piacenza li 25 Maggio 1746'. 1:29900 approx. 'Scala d'un miglio e mezo Italiano'. Scale bar of 1500 'passi' (= 93mm.). Italian. Initialled and dated 'R. A. D. 1820'. R.U.S.I. no. A 12.7.

270 x 395mm.

57643 (6-12). Greece.

6. Map of the Gulf of Corinth; [19th cent.?] 1:200000 approx. Scale bar of 20 'milia' (= 178mm.). Modern Greek. R.U.S.I. no. A 40.6.

390 x 555mm.

7. 'Plan of Grabusa . . . surveyed by A. L. Keeper, Mid. & Willm Batten, Clerk. HM Ship Isis, Giabusa, 2nd March 1828', drawn by F. Staines. 1:14080. 'Scale of one mile' (= 4.5 inches). Name of 'Sir Edward Codrington' on recto may indicate his ownership. R.U.S.I. no. V 5.17.

525 x 820mm.

8. Map of 'Garabusa' [Graboúsa], by H. J. Codrington; 1828. 1:50688. 'Scale bar of 1 mile' (= 1.25 inches). Also owned by Sir Edward Codrington. Map oriented with West-South-West at top.

Ink on paper. 225 x 265mm.

9. 'Description of guns [on Graboúsa] . . . Wm Batten fecit, HMS Isis'; 1828. 1:1280. Scale bar of 80 fathoms (= 4.5 inches). Scale bar surmounted by an eagle with wings outspread, in its beak a ribbon inscribed 'Fortress of Grabusa 1828'. 'Sir Edward Codrington' on verso. R.U.S.I. no. V 5.18.

390 x 485mm.

10. Map of Navarino; aft. 1827. No scale given. R.U.S.I. no. V 5.19.

440 x 585mm.

11. Map of Navarino, by 'G. C. H.' (?); aft. 1827. 1:42240. 'Scale of one mile' (= 1.5 inches). Map oriented with East at top. Presented to the Institute by Col. de Watterill.

150 x 180mm.

12. 'The track of His Majesty's sloop Pelican, W. A. B. Hamilton Esq. Commander, between the 30th October and the 22nd of December 1827.' 1:722000 approx. 'Scale of 30 [minutes]' (= 3 inches).

Ink on paper. 485 x 710mm.

includes:

• f. 1 Maps and Plans: Arcole, Italy: François St Julien: Plan of Battle of Arcola by François St Julien: circa 1796: Germ.: Signed.
• f. 2 Maida, Calabria: Maps and Plans: Plan of Battle of Maida: 19th cent.
• f. 3 Maps and Plans: province of Mantua, Italy: province of Verona, Italy: Count Lothaire Joseph Georges Konigseck,; Austrian general: Plan showing encampments of Imperial troops , under the command of Count Konigseck: 1735: Fr. and Ital.
• f. 4 Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, GCB: Messina, Sicily: Maps and Plans: Chart of Straits of Messina possibly by E. Codrington: circa 1834.
• f. 5 Piacenza, Italy: Maps and Plans: Plan showing position of Imperial troops in region of Piacenza: aft. 1746: Ital.
• f. 6 Corinth, the Peloponnese: Maps and Plans: Map of Gulf of Corinth: 19th cent.?: Modern Greek.
• f. 7 Maps and Plans: Midshipman A. L. Keeper, HMS Isis: William Batten, clerk on HMS Isis: Graboúsa, Greece: F. Staines: Plan of Graboúsa surveyed by Midshipman A. L. Keeper and William Batten, drawn by F. Staines: 1828.
• f. 8 Maps and Plans: Admiral Sir Henry John Codrington, KCB: Graboúsa, Greece: Map of Graboúsa by H. J. Codrington: 1828.
• f. 9 Maps and Plans: Ordnance: William Batten, clerk on HMS Isis: Graboúsa, Greece: Plan of Grabusa, with description of its guns, by William Batten: 1828.
• f. 10 Maps and Plans: Navarino, Greece: Plan of Battle of Navarino: aft. 1827.
• f. 11 Maps and Plans: Navarino, Greece: G. C. H: Map of Battle of Navarino by 'G.C.H.': aft. 1827.
• f. 12 Maps and Plans: Mediterranean Sea: Captain W. A. B. Hamilton, RN: Navy; England: Track of HMS Pelican in the Mediterranean, 30 Oct.-22 Dec. 1827, under the command of Capt. W. A. B. Hamilton: 1827.