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

This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 237 Coll-1101
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1816
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 8 parts, 60cm x 29cm

Scope and Content

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:

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

Access Information

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