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MAYENCE (Siege of). [DODE DE LA BRUNERIE (Guillaume de)]. Autograph manuscript and map. - Autograph map entitled "Plan de Mayence et de ses environs avec la position des camps et ligne de contrevallation des troupes françaises pendant l'hiver de l'an 3e... et été suivant". Black and brown ink with watercolor highlights. Approx. 48 x 67 cm, folio cut into 9 parts of different sizes, canvas-backed and folded to square in-8 format, with autograph title page. - Autograph manuscript entitled "Quelques notes pour accompagner le plan de Mayence et la position de l'armée française devant cette place pendant l'an 3e". 6 pp. 1/4 in-4. " ... The plan shows the square of Mainz with all its forts and advanced earthworks built by the enemy since the last siege. It then shows the French camps according to their various divisions. The troops were constantly barraged. The part of the castrametation left up to the adjutants-general has not been well cared for, as the plan indicates...". He goes into extremely precise detail about the layout of the camp and the operations in which he himself took part.

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MAYENCE (Siege of). [DODE DE LA BRUNERIE (Guillaume de)]. Autograph manuscript and map. - Autograph map entitled "Plan de Mayence et de ses environs avec la position des camps et ligne de contrevallation des troupes françaises pendant l'hiver de l'an 3e... et été suivant". Black and brown ink with watercolor highlights. Approx. 48 x 67 cm, folio cut into 9 parts of different sizes, canvas-backed and folded to square in-8 format, with autograph title page. - Autograph manuscript entitled "Quelques notes pour accompagner le plan de Mayence et la position de l'armée française devant cette place pendant l'an 3e". 6 pp. 1/4 in-4. " ... The plan shows the square of Mainz with all its forts and advanced earthworks built by the enemy since the last siege. It then shows the French camps according to their various divisions. The troops were constantly barraged. The part of the castrametation left up to the adjutants-general has not been well cared for, as the plan indicates...". He goes into extremely precise detail about the layout of the camp and the operations in which he himself took part.

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