Maps Gallery

One of 25 maps from a leather case presented to Gen Richard

One of 25 maps from a leather case presented to Gen Richard Vyse who commanded the King?s Dragoon Guards and the Cavalry Brigades at the Battle of Beaumont, 1793-1795; associated with the Wars of the French Revolution, Netherlands (1793-1795) 1793. Date: 1795

© The National Army Museum / Mary Evans Picture Library

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Neutral Moresnet - a small BelgianPrussian condominium

The borders of Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands in 1906. of particular importance is the central feature of Neutral Moresnet - a small BelgianPrussian condominium that existed from 1816 to 1920 between present-day Belgium and Germany. Its northernmost border point at the Vaalserberg connected it to a quadripoint shared additionally with the Dutch Province of Limburg, which today is known as Three‑Country Point. Prior to Belgian independence in 1830, the territory was a DutchPrussian condominium. During the First World War, the territory was annexed into Germany, although the allies did not recognise the annexation. Date: 1906

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

George Bradshaw's Plan of The Hague, Netherlands1896

This is a very detailed Plan of The Hague showing the streets, canals, principal buildings, railways and railway stations. A comprehensive list of over 70 buildings of interest are numbered and referenced to the plan. The plan has been meticulously recreated in colour and republished without and fold creases by Mapseeker, from a rare antique original black and white fold up tourist city map. The 29 that were originally published as fold up maps featuring the principal cities of Europe are now rare, yet popular at their time among those who could then explore Europe by railway for the first time

© Mapseeker Publishing Ltd