A HISTORY OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS, mid-19th century Materials from the archive of General Fedor Petrovich Weymarn (1831–1913)

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1) Notebook in-4°, hardcover, marble paper covers, spine and corners in red morocco. On the first flyleaf is the ownership’s inscription in Cyrillic: ‘F. Weymarn’. Contains handwritten maps with explanations of the main battles of the Napoleonic Wars (ink, pencil). In Russian and partly in French. 2) 10 double sheets with handwritten texts describing the military operations of the Napoleonic Wars of 1800-1812. In Russian. 3) Lithographed maps of the battles of the Patriotic War of 1812. Four double sheets; each sheet has a lithographed inscription in Cyrillic ‘Chertil K.P. Chingiz Khan’ 4) Plan of the Battle of Borodino, 26 August – 7 September 1812. Saint Petersburg, autolithograph by G.P. Eichhorn. 45 x 55 cm. Lithograph. Fyodor Petrovich Weymarn (1831-1913) was a Russian lieutenant general, son of Lieutenant General Fedor Petrovich Weymarn (1795-1846), who participated in the battles of Ostrovno and Borodino.

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