"Napoleon ‘s Apogee - diagram" Topic

Was just wondering- the Scott Bowden translation of "Napoleon's Apogee" contains some wonderful tactical diagrams of Jena and Auerstadt signed simply "Limner." Does anyone know anything more about these? Are there more available in other sources, for different battles?

Presumably you mean the maps which were taken from :
Études tactiques sur la campagne de 1806 (Saalfeld, Iéna, Auerstedt).
by Bressonnet, Pascal (Capitaine).
They can be downloaded from link
Select "Téléchargement et impression";
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Text downloadable at link

No (although those are excellent, too), I meant the drawings that depict the battles from n aerial perspective- like looking at a well-done game.

Doesn't the word "Limner" mean a painter or illuminator. Not a person's name.

Yes, but it appears as a kind of signature on the prints. Perhaps a pseudonym? I dunno-

Do you mean pictures like these from the book (taken from the blog at link

Yes, those were the diagrams I had in mind. Have you ever seen them anywhere else (same style and illustrator, etc).

Hi,

The diagrams in question were specifically commissioned by me for the project. I am not aware if the same illustrator has done any work similar to Napoleon's Apogee.

Regards,

Well, FWIW, I thought they were a useful and imaginative way to illustrate the action. Most authors leave a lot to the reader's imagination and inference, and it's nice that you devoted some time and effort to thinking how graphics could be used to enhance the reader's understanding.

I hope it catches on!

Thanks for your kind remarks as I am always glad to read that the effort to help illustrate the action is appreciated. You might be interested to know that I am continuing with this concept in the latest volume of my "Robert E Lee at War" series.

The newest book in this series (titled---Hope Arises From Despair: Lee, the Seven Days and His Art of War---which is set for release next month) contains tactical combat illustrations (with a different illustrator) that I believe provide a significant improvement to the concept as seen in Napoleon's Apogee. Details about the new Lee book may be found at the LeeatWar.com web site and the Lee at War facebook page.

Thanks again.

Regards,

Every time I look at those drawings, I think of Irregular's 2mm blocks. Good news about the next book on Lee. I'll need to have a look at it.

Scott:
I just downloaded the sample chapter of the newest book. I see what you mean about updating the illustrations. They look fantastic.

Dale

Thanks, Dale. Glad you like the new illustrations. Please let me know what you think of the latest volume.

Regards,