Large-format reference book on antiquarian war maps

BAYNTON-WILLIAMS, Ashley & Miles.

Maps of War.
London: Quercus, 2007. Large 4to, cloth & illus. d/w. Signed by Miles Baynton-Williams.

Nicks in dust wrapper.

A large book (44cm high!), profusely-illustrated guide to printed battle maps published contemporary to the events they describe, from the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh in 1547 to the Boer war at the end of the C19th. Conflicts on land sea include Drake's raids in the Americas, the Spanish Armada, the Jacobite Rebellion, the American War of Independence, the Napoleonic Wars, with Nelson's victories at the Battle of the Nile and Trafalgar, the Crimean War and the American Civil War.
Be warned that shipment of this large book will be expensive!


Stock ID : 23963