Add MS 57695

R.U.S.I. MAPS. Vol. LX (1-14).

57695 (1) Persia.

1. 'Rough plan of the line of sail of the fleet and line of march of the army upon Bushire [in Persia] . . . drawn by an officer of the E. I. Company's corvette 'Falkland', 1856'. Units of scale bar not legible. R.U.S.I. no. A 20.28.

Ink on paper; 135 x 215mm.

57695 (2-14).

2. 'The bay of Aboukir'; 1798. 1:98500 approx. Scale bar of 5 [nautical?] miles (= 3.7 inches). Map oriented with South at top. French. R.U.S.I. no. A 25.50.

Ink on paper. 305 x 370mm.

3. Map of Alexandria, in Egypt; circa 1835. 1:45500 approx. Scale of ten thousand French metres (= 220mm.) and English and French nautical miles (= 225mm.). R.U.S.I. no. V 5.13.

195 x 410mm.

4. Chart of Lake Mareotis, in Egypt; circa 1798. No scale given. Fair copy of Add. 57695, f. 5. Illustrates the action between French and English forces. R.U.S.I. no. A 26.15B.

195 x 315mm.

5. Chart of Lake Mareotis; circa 1798. No scale given. Ink sketch for Add. 57695, f. 4. R.U.S.I. no. A 26.15A.

250 x 350mm.

6. 'Plan of the town and fortifications of Ceuta in Barbary opposite to Gib[raltar]'; 18th cent. Units of scale bar not stated. Spanish. R.U.S.I. no. B 422 (formerly HJ 277).

370 x 550mm.

7. 'Plan of Battle of Colenso' (title supplied in pencil on verso); 1900. Copy, signed 'J. A. [rest of name illegible]'. 1:21120. 'Scale of 1" = 1/3 of a mile'.

Ink and pencil on paper. 505 x 635mm.

8. View of Colenso; 1900. Not drawn to scale. Pencil sketch, looking North.

Pencil on paper. 280 x 675mm.

9. Plan of the Battle of Magdala, signed 'J. N. Saigni, Major'; late 19th cent. No scale given. R.U.S.I. no. A 40.9.

Ink on paper. 235 x 275mm.

10. 'Sketch of Port Louis and the position of the British army before it on the 3rd December 1810'. No scale given. Copy, by G. D. Burr, 1811. Map oriented with South-East at top. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 604.

450 x 505mm.

11. 'Sketch of Port Natal and the adjacent country', by A. N. Sherson '72nd Highld [Regt.]'; 1839. 1:63360. 'Scale of one inch to a mile.' Scale bar of 2 miles (= 2 inches). Plan to illustrate attack on a Boer camp near Port Natal, only recently renamed Durban. R.U.S.I. no. A 24.32.

400 x 520mm.

12. Map of St Helena; aft. 1815. 1:31680. Scale bar of 2 miles (= 4 inches). R.U.S.I. no. A 24.23.

525 x 635mm.

13. 'A prospect of Fort St Louis & the Negroe towns on the island of Senegall'; 18th cent. Inset, map of the river: 1:84500 approx.; scale bar of 3 miles (= 2.25 inches); oriented with East-South-East at top: and a plan of Fort St Louis: 1:350. Scale bar of 36 feet (= 1.25 inches). Initialled and dated 'R. A. D. 1818'. R.U.S.I. no. A. 53.8.

370 x 540mm.

14. 'Route of the Honble T. Shepstone and his Natal Volunteer Escort to Zululand . . . 1873', by T. Baines, F.R.G.S. No scale given. Numbered 'Sheet 2'. R.U.S.I. no. V 17.24.

395 x 285mm.

includes:

• f. 1 Maps and Plans: Bushire, Persia: East India Company: Plan of attack on Bushire drawn by an officer of H.E.I.C.'s corvette Falkland: 1856.
• f. 2 Maps and Plans: Aboukir Bay, Egypt: Chart of Aboukir Bay: 1798: Fr.
• f. 3 Maps and Plans: Alexandria, Egypt: Map of Alexandria: circa 1835.
• ff. 4, 5 General Chronicles and History, etc. Navy of France: Maps and Plans: Mareotis, Lake, Egypt: Navy; England: Plans of action betw. British and French fleets at L. Mareotis: circa 1798: Partly copy.
• f. 6 Maps and Plans: Ceuta, Morocco: Plan of town and fortifications of Ceuta: 18th cent.: Span.
• f. 7 Maps and Plans: Colenso, Natal: Plan of Battle of Colenso, signed 'J. A. —': 1900: Copy.
• f. 8 Maps and Plans: Colenso, Natal: View of Colenso: 1900.
• f. 9 Maps and Plans: Major J. N. Saigni: Magdala, Abyssinia: Plan of Battle of Magdala, by Maj. J. N. Saigni: late 19th cent.: Signed.
• f. 10 Maps and Plans: G. D. Burr, military draughtsman: Port Louis, Mauritius: Sketch of Port Louis and British position before it,: 1810: Copy, by G. D. Burr, 1811.
• f. 11 Maps and Plans: A. N. Sherson, 72nd Highland Regt: Durban, Natal: Plan of attack on Boer camp near Port Natal, by A. N. Sherson: 1839.
• f. 12 Island of St Helena: Maps and Plans: Map of St Helena: aft. 1815.
• f. 13 Maps and Plans: Senegal: Prospect of Fort St. Louis, etc., on island of Senegal: 18th cent.
• f. 14 Maps and Plans: Sir Theophilus Shepstone, KCMG: T. Baines, FRGS: Zululand, Natal: Map of route to Zululand by T. Baines, taken by Hon. T. Shepstone and Natal Volunteer Escort: 1873.