Carte générale d'Allemagne
Présentation
This Carte générale d'Allemagne, published in 1813, was generously donated by Dr Alain Goldcher.
The cartographical spread of the map goes beyond the states of the Confederation of the Rhine, and also includes the Austrian Empire, Denmark, Prussia and Poland, a part of Sweden [and Norway], and the Empires of France, Russia and Turkey. The main roads in these states are also indicated.
The sites "where military operations took place" during the "War in 1812" are underlined, and the headquarters are marked with asterisks. The plan of the city of St Petersburg in the top left-hand corner was probably added to fill in the empty space left by the North Sea minus its islands.
On the reverse, a manuscript note indicates that the first owner of the map was Captain Carcenac of the 32e [de ligne]. Jean-Baptiste François Carcenac de Bourran (born in Rodez on 27 February 1780 – died 25 December 1853) received the Légion d’Honneur on 2 August 1813. His service included: the “Côtes de l'Océan” campaigns of An 12 and An 13, the campaigns of 1806 and 1807 in Austria, Prussia and Poland, and the Peninsular War (Spain) from 1808 to 1813 where he was wounded four times. He was taken prisoner during the capitulation of Dresden in 1813. In 1815, he joined the Légion de l'Aveyron. His Légion d’Honneur dossier, (downloadable here) records his many wounds and moments of distinction.
Description
Carte générale d'Allemagne, engraved by E. Collin (Quai des Augustin, n°23), 1813
An update of a similar map, previously published in 1812, but including the plan of St Petersburg and indications related to the Russian Campaign.
Five maps served as the basis for the map here, namely, the Carte générale d'Allemagne (Stotzmann, 1804), the Carte de Russie, (Dépôt de St Pétersbourg, 1809), the Côtes de la Baltique (Nordenankar), the Carte de Norvège (1785), and the Postes de France et d’Allemagne.
The engraver Collin (père) was active in the period 1802-1836. Of note is his participation in the Description de l’Egypte for the Dépôt de la Marine.
Scale: 1 : 2,500,000
Dimensions: (unfolded) 91 x 110 cm
Dimensions: (folded) 27.9 x 20 x 1.5 cm 91 x 110 cm
Comprising … assembled leaves.