AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS
Apr 7, 2022
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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LOT 974:

Sold for: €2,600
Start price:
2,000
Estimated price :
€2,000 - €3,000
Buyer's Premium: 25.5%
VAT: 17% On commission only
Auction took place on Apr 7, 2022 at International Autograph Auctions
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OUDINOT NICOLAS: (1767-1847) Marshal of France. Duc de Reggio. Unusual and very rare battle map, one page, large oblong 19 x 15 slightly thicker paper, n.p., n.d., the battle armies locations drawn being of the Battle of Austerlitz, 1805. The battle map contains multiple hand-written annotations by Marshal Oudinot, naming the Officer leading the different troops or indicating the name of the regiment or location. Most of the texts, drawings, lines and curves, are in pencil and in another hand. Oudinot annotates in dark ink at various points of the map `Cavalry of the Russian Guard´, `Murat´, `Brunn´, `infantry of the Russian guard´, `telnitz´, `menitz´, etc.. Edges slightly trimmed, with one tear, not affecting the annotations. Folded, with small overall age wear. F to G