BACLER D'ALBE (LOUIS ALBERT GHISLAIN) Carte generale du theatre de la guerre en Italie et dans les Alps, [together with:] Carte generale des royaumes de Naples, Sicile et Sardaigne, 2 works in 1 vol., FIRST EDITION, 2 double-page engraved title-pages, 2 key maps and 29 maps and one table in first work, and 24 engraved maps (18 double-page) in second work (title-page calls for 29, but as issued), some hand-coloured in outline, light spotting on versos and slight toning, occasional damp-staining to upper margin, modern quarter morocco gilt, folio (595 x 495mm.), Paris, [1798-1802] Footnotes: First edition, and a comprehensive map of Italy, compiled by Bacler d'Albe, Napoleon's chief military and topographical strategist: 'who served Napoleon with hardly a break from 1796 to 1813,... he was probably the most indispensable of all Napoleon's aides. He was responsible for performing all the staff duties connected with Napoleon's planning sessions. He was entrusted with the task of amending maps and the maintenance of a large daily situation chart, on which every formation was marked by pins of different colours' (David Chandler, The Campaigns of Napoleon, 1966, p.372). This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing