1900 Moltke Prussian Military Maps 24 Plates Franco-Prussian War Complete

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1900 MOLTKE MILITARY MAP PORTFOLIO 24 COLOR PLATES PRUSSIAN GENERAL STAFF Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Uebersichtsskizzen, Skizzen und Karten Complete Separate Portfolio with 24 Folding Plates Official German Great General Staff Edition Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn, 1900 Original Titled Chemise with Binder’s Ticket MOLTKE, Helmuth Karl Bernhard von. Uebersichtsskizzen, Skizzen und Karten zu Moltkes Taktisch-strategischen Aufsätzen aus den Jahren 1857 bis 1871. Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn, 1900. Original separate map portfolio accompanying Part II, Volume 2 of Moltkes Militärische Werke, published for the centenary of the birth of Generalfeldmarschall Helmuth von Moltke and edited by the Großer Generalstab, Abtheilung für Kriegsgeschichte I. Complete as issued with 24 separate lithographed folding plates, comprising: 20 overview and tactical-strategic sketches 4 maps The companion text volume, which contained six additional diagrams printed within the text, is not present. A scarce and visually impressive survival of the complete cartographic portfolio illustrating Moltke’s tactical and strategic writings from the transformative period between 1857 and 1871. The Portfolio The plates are preserved in their original folding chemise of dark brown textured paper-covered boards, lettered in gilt on the upper cover. The chemise retains its original cloth ties and patterned paper lining. A binder’s ticket identifies: Th. Retzlaff Buchbinderei Coblenz The surv

• Year: 1900

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