A scarce broadsheet map of the Siege of Mahon in 1781
Plano de la Isla de Menorca; con expresion de las disposiciones dadas para el desembarco del Exército Español del mando del Excmo. Sr. Duque de Crillón; igualmente que de las que no se pudieron executar por la contrariedad de los vientos.
Madrid, 1781. Engraved map set in Spanish letterpress, sheet 505 x 450mm.
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An extremely rare broadsheet map, giving the details of the Spanish attack on Menorca in 1781-2, in which they captured the island from the British.
Despite being unsigned it has been attributed to Don Tomas Lopez by Agustín Hernando of the University of Barcelona.
Condition:
A few small repairs, some toning of paper.References:
OCLC locates only two examples. See https://bvpb.mcu.es/en/consulta/registro.do?id=422960Related products
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