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Panoramic scene of the field of Battle, near Waterloo ... for the Panorama, Leicester Square

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Panoramic scene of the field of Battle, near Waterloo ... for the Panorama, Leicester Square

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Scope and Contents

There are 8 parts to the panorama and it was intended that they be joined together to form a complete circle. The viewer would then stand in the centre and have a panoramic view of the entire scene of Battle.

Each part is around 60cm x 29cm.

Drawn on the Plateau of Mont St. Jean, they show:

  1. - No.1 -The farm at La Haye Saint, and more
  2. - No.2 - Around the orchard of La Haye Saint, and more
  3. - No.3 - Prominent part of the Plateau of Mont St. Jean, and more
  4. - No.4 - The crest of the hill on which the Imperial Guards were charged, and more
  5. - No.5 - The village of Braine La Leude, and more
  6. - No.6 - The village of Mont St. Jean, and more
  7. - No.7 - The Forest of Soigne, and more
  8. - No.8 - Road and hedge leading to Ter La Haye, and more

Dates

  • Creation: 1816

Language of Materials

English

Full Extent

8 parts, 60cm x 29cm

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Panoramic scene of the field of Battle, near Waterloo, for the Panorama, Leicester Square, by Henry Aston Barker, 1816
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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