Gdansk, siege plan, 1813

The siege of Gdansk in 1813

manuscript plan of the siege of Danzig in 1813

on the plan marked fortifications of Danzig and its surroundings, positions of the armies of Loewis, Turchaninov and Treskin (?)

descriptions on the plan in German, scale in fathoms ("Faden")

ink drawing, lack of title and author's mark - the materials used and their state of preservation indicate without a doubt that the plan was made "in the era"

dimensions of the card about 53.5 by 42.5 cm (the card is not perfectly rectangular)

the only manuscript piece