On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) scarce antique map "Battle of Saarbruck.  August 2nd 1870.".  

DATE PRINTED: 1875.  

SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 35 x 24.5 cm, 13.75 x 9.75 inches (medium) plus margins with a centre fold as issued. 

PROVENANCE:  This antique map was published in "The Franco-Prussian War"; Edited by Captain H.M. Hozier by W.H. Davenport Adams, Published by William Mackenzie, London. 

ARTIST/ENGRAVER: Engraved by Roger Walker. Drawn under the Superintendence of Captain Hozier

TYPE: Antique copper plate engraving printed on paper.

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is blank.

CONDITION: Good. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated.  

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy.  The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique.

RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition.

POSTAGE / SHIPPING COSTS: I only charge postage for the first print ordered. There is no additional postage charge if you order more than one print. 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:  Saarbrücken (French: Sarrebruck; Rhine Franconian: Saarbrigge; Latin: Saravipons) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany.  At the start of the Franco-Prussian War, Saarbrücken was the first target of the French invasion force which drove off the Prussian vanguard and occupied Alt-Saarbrücken on 2 August 1870. Oral tradition has it that 14-year-old French Prince Napoléon Eugène Louis Bonaparte fired his first cannon in this battle, an event commemorated by the Lulustein memorial in Alt-Saarbrücken. On 4 August 1870 the French left Saarbrücken, driven away towards Metz in the Battle of Spicheren on 6 August 1870.

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