Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 28 Nov 2023
Royal Horse Guards and Napoleonic War period interest: a collection of maps and plans, the majority
Royal Horse Guards and Napoleonic War period interest: a collection of maps and plans, the majority endorsed 'William Terry, Captn. Roy'l Reg. Horse Gds.' and dated 1809 and 1810, the maps (10) all of the High Wycombe area, giving details of troop dispositions and other information pertaining to the defence of the area, and including: 'Plan of the Advanced Guards at Four Ashes and Apple Common'; 'Sketch of the march of the Fourth Column of the Army encamped at Coleshill', with table of works necessary to clear the march; Plan of the Cantonments; Plan of Resources; the plans being of fortifiedlines in section (3), and in plan view (6), with one including a diagram of siege lines; and a tabulated list of regiments and quarters 'Sketch of a Table of Winter Quarters'; together with another map of the High Wycombe area endorsed 'Lt. St Martin, Watwiles Reg.', with title and captions in French showing theoretical troop positions and lines of fire, [21]; offered with the cylindrical metal plan case in which they have been kept.
See lot 347 for Captain William Terry's commission.