Source: Generalfeldmarschall Graf Alfred von Schlieffen, Gesammelte Schriften. [Collected Writing of Field Marshall Count Alfred von Schlieffen.] Volume 1, Map No. 13.
Publisher: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn, Berlin.
Publication date: 1913
Language: German. Titles and dates written in Fraktur font.
Map format: folded map that was once inserted into a book pocket. Battle lines, troop movements and fortifications printed in color on map.
About the author: Field Marshal Alfred von Schlieffen (1833-1913) was a German and Prussian officer and strategist. He served as chief of the Imperial German General Staff from 1891 to 1906.
Battle location: Jena, Thuringia, Germany.
Battle advance date: October 7-13, 1806.
Battle context: Battle fought at the outset of the War of the Fourth Coalition during the Napoleonic Wars. The Battle of Jena (October 14, 1806) saw Napoleon’s Grand Armée decisively defeat Prussian forces in a rapid, morning-to-afternoon engagement. Key to the victory was the French attack on the Prussian left flank, starting in heavy fog, followed by a concentrated push that broke the Prussian army, forcing a retreat.
Map dimensions: approximately 11" by 12.5"
Map scale: 1:1,000,000
Condition: Minor age-toning. Original fold lines. Minor edge wear. Map could be matted and framed to make attractive and historical wall-art.