[ Battle of Sobraon, 1846, in the First Anglo-Sikh War. ] Printed hand-coloured map titled 'Sketch of the Battle of Sobraon'.

On one side of a piece of 26 x 41 cm wove paper. The map printed in black ink within17 x 21 cm ruled border, with the caption 'Sketch of the Battle of Sobraon' above the border, and the publication details beneath. The British troops, at the foot of the map, coloured in pink and the Sikh troops, at the head, in green, with a tiny dab of the green watercolour in the margin to the right. In fair condition, on aged and creased paper, with small closed tear to margin in top left-hand corner. 'Note' in bottom left-hand corner, relating to troop numbers, and guns and 'Camel Swivels' captured. Among the features indicated on the map are the River Sutlej, 'Entrenched Camp', 'Seikh Batteries', 'British advanced Picquets', 'Videttes of Army of the Sutlej' and 'Jellywallah'. The battle took place on 10 February 1846, and the present item was published in London only seven weeks later. Scarce: no copy on OCLC WorldCat, and the only copy on COPAC at Oxford.