{"title":"Rare Finds: Exceptional Gifts for History Collectors","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover exceptional gifts for history collectors in this selection from The History List's Rare Finds. Signed historical documents, personally owned military insignia, contemporary newspaper reporting, and distinctive display pieces bring collectors closer to the people and events they study. Each selection has a specific connection explained below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSigned documents and personal connections\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/henry-knox-document\"\u003eDeed signed by Henry and Lucy Knox\u003c\/a\u003e: A land deed bearing both signatures, signed October 29, 1796, and docketed August 7, 1797.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/omar-bradley-signatures\"\u003eOmar Bradley's insignia and signed materials\u003c\/a\u003e: A framed group including his five-star shoulder insignia and a signed letter giving those insignia to Captain Kenneth E. Lazier.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/ships-passports-one-signed-by-james-monroe-5th-u-s-president-1817-with-one-signed-by-john-tyler\"\u003e1843 ship passport signed by President John Tyler\u003c\/a\u003e: A document on vellum for the ship Corinthian, also signed by Secretary of State A. P. Upshur.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/1778-document-to-pay-someone-for-items-taken-by-the-enemy\"\u003e1778 document signed by Oliver Ellsworth\u003c\/a\u003e: A handwritten payment document concerning property taken by British forces during the Revolutionary War.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical reporting and wartime planning\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/newspaper-reporting-the-death-of-hamilton\"\u003eJuly 16, 1804, Boston Gazette\u003c\/a\u003e: Contemporary newspaper reporting on the Hamilton-Burr duel, framed with glass on both sides.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/operation-sea-lion\"\u003eOperation Sea Lion military-geographic materials\u003c\/a\u003e: German maps, guidebooks, and aerial views prepared in 1941 for invasion planning, with the original Folder A card case and additional Folder C guidebooks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDistinctive pieces for display\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/uss-constitution-lannan-ship-model\"\u003eCased USS Constitution model from Lannan Ship Model Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e: A detailed ship model with its glass case and marquetry inlay table. The full price is $5,995; the $500 amount shown on the product listing is the deposit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/revere-portfolio\"\u003ePaul Revere Portfolio, set No. 35\u003c\/a\u003e: Three framed, hand-colored prints made in 2005 from Revere's original copper plates, accompanied by the portfolio and explanatory sheet. These are modern impressions, not eighteenth-century prints.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese selections are offered as individual pieces or sets. Review each listing for photographs, condition, provenance details, payment terms, and shipping arrangements before choosing a collector's gift.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"uss-constitution-lannan-ship-model","title":"Cased USS Constitution Ship Model from Lannan Ship Model Gallery — with marquetry inlay table","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eIn 2024 we offered a USS Constitution display that included a beautifully detailed model of the ship as well as a cross-section that showed how it was constructed. (It’s unusual to have the cross section included.) That cased model was acquired and is now in New York.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe one offered here is more of a traditional model and it’s from the very well-respected Lannan Ship Model Gallery in Boston. It includes the model, table with marquetry inlay, and glass case.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePreviously in a corporate boardroom, it would be a striking addition to an office, at work or home, or in a living room or den. And because it's finished on all sides, it can be placed in the middle of a room.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize of case:\u003c\/strong\u003e 63\" high from the floor to the top of the glass case. The case is 32\" high from the table and is x 45\" wide and 19\" deep. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice: \u003c\/strong\u003e$5,995.00. See below for information on initial payment and a later wire. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFree delivery and set up within a 4-hour radius from Boston. \u003c\/strong\u003eOutside of that radius, we will supply information on the companies that are used by our major auction houses for shipping large antiques, or we might even make the drive. \u003ca href=\"mailto:Lee@TheHistoryList.com\"\u003ePlease inquire\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll sales are final.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePayment: \u003c\/strong\u003e$500 paid now and the rest wired within three business days. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe will supply the buyer with wire instructions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe're using this process in order to reduce unnecessary platform fees and to give the buyer the ability to wire payment instead of having to charge their credit card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you are considering buying this and have questions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Please feel free to \u003ca href=\"mailto:Lee@TheHistoryList.com\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTouring USS Constitution, including areas not open to the public\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs some of you may know, I founded a non-profit organization called \u003ca href=\"ThePursuitOfHistory.org\"\u003eThe Pursuit of History\u003c\/a\u003e in 2019, and one of our major events is \u003ca href=\"HistoryCamp.org\"\u003eHistory Camp\u003c\/a\u003e, which I started in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2022 we held an all online version of History Camp, and thanks to Elliott Fabrizio and the rest of the folks at USS Constitution, we were able to provide an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/historycamp.org\/elliott-fabrizio-uss-constitution-historic-site-tour\/\"\u003ein-depth tour via video\u003c\/a\u003e of USS Constitution, including going into areas not open to the public. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/Tourvideo_480x480.jpg?v=1706670806\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49579259724078,"sku":"RAREFINDS-CASED-USSCONSTITUTION-LANNAN","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/IMG_9603.webp?v=1732237144"},{"product_id":"omar-bradley-signatures","title":"General Omar Bradley Collection — Signed photo, pair of his five star pins","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary collection and a very rare opportunity, the framed set includes the following:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA signed portrait of General Omar Bradley addressed to Capt. 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Signed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"\u003eDear Ken,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"\u003eEnclosed please find one set of my 5 star shoulder rank insignia, I hope this is what you had in mind. Over the years I have had so many requests for some of my military Items that there is not a lot I can send you but after reading the news account and your collection I gave in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"\u003eSigned: Omar N. Bradley\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA copy of Bradley's orders relating to the occupation of Germany, with a facsimile signature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeadquarters \u003cbr\u003eTwelfth Army Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEurope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI need not speak of your past accomplishments, other than to say you have reflected great credit upon yourself and your command.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are now fighting on German soil, and we are in contact not only with the soldiers of our enemy but also civilians of Germany. As conquerors, we must now consider our relations with the people of Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is imperative that you do not allow yourself to become friendly with Germans, but at the same time you must not persecute them. American soldiers can and have beaten German soldiers on the field of battle. It is equally important that you complete the victory over Nazi ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo guide you I have issued these special \"battle\" orders. They may appear to lead along a narrow path, but they are NECESSARY. You personally must prove to the German people that their acceptance of Nazi leadership is responsible for their defeat, and that it has earned for them the distrust of the rest of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSigned:\u003cbr\u003eO.N. Bradley\u003cbr\u003eLIEUTENANT GENERAL, U. S. ARMY\u003cbr\u003eCOMMANDING\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003e17\" x 21\" x 1.75\" deep\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping: \u003c\/strong\u003e$50. 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He later went to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, where he was responsible for the Connecticut Compromise that led to Connecticut ratifying the Constitution. He also served while Washington was in office as Chief Justice, the third chief justice in US history.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Note: Photos were taken before the acrylic was installed.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize of frame: \u003c\/strong\u003e13.5\" x 15.75\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $20. Please allow two weeks for shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore on Oliver Ellsworth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Wikipedia:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Oliver Ellsworth (April 29, 1745 – November 26, 1807) was a Founding Father of the United States, attorney, jurist, politician, and diplomat. Ellsworth was a framer of the United States Constitution, United States senator from Connecticut, and the third chief justice of the United States. Additionally, he received 11 electoral votes in the 1796 presidential election.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Born in Windsor, Connecticut, Ellsworth attended the College of New Jersey where he helped found the American Whig–Cliosophic Society. In 1777, he became the state attorney for Hartford County, Connecticut, and was selected as a delegate to the Continental Congress, serving during the remainder of the American Revolutionary War. He served as a state judge during the 1780s and was selected as a delegate to the 1787 Philadelphia Convention, which produced the United States Constitution. While at the convention, Ellsworth played a role in fashioning the Connecticut Compromise between the more populous states and the less populous states. He also served on the Committee of Detail, which prepared the first draft of the Constitution, but he left the convention and did not sign the document.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"His influence helped ensure that Connecticut ratified the Constitution, and he was elected as one of Connecticut's inaugural pair of senators, serving from 1789 to 1796. He was the chief author of the Judiciary Act of 1789, which shaped the federal judiciary of the United States and established the Supreme Court's power to overturn state supreme court decisions that were contrary to the United States Constitution. Ellsworth served as a key Senate ally to Alexander Hamilton and aligned with the Federalist Party. He led the Senate passage of Hamiltonian proposals such as the Funding Act of 1790 and the Bank Bill of 1791. He also advocated in favor of the United States Bill of Rights and the Jay Treaty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In 1796, after the Senate rejected the nomination of John Rutledge to serve as Chief Justice, President George Washington nominated Ellsworth to the position. Ellsworth was unanimously confirmed by the Senate, and served until 1800, when he resigned due to poor health. Few cases came before the Ellsworth Court, and he is chiefly remembered for his discouragement of the previous practice of seriatim opinion writing. He simultaneously served as an envoy to France from 1799 to 1800, signing the Convention of 1800 to settle the hostilities of the Quasi-War. He was succeeded as chief justice by John Marshall. He subsequently served on the Connecticut Governor's Council until his death in 1807.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49910939779374,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-BY-THE-ENEMY-DOCUMENT","price":2495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-framed-damage-by-the-enemy.webp?v=1742963477"},{"product_id":"tr-appointment","title":"Roosevelt Plaque  — “Aggressive fighting for the right is the greatest sport the world affords” — 1920","description":"\u003cp\u003ePortrait of Roosevelt as he lived life, intent, determined, moving forward and ready to take on all comers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow it, these words:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Aggressive fighting for the right is the greatest sport the world affords”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the reverse, marked with \"C 3 15.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plaque is heavy.  Made of “medallium,” a type of bronze alloy of copper and tin, it weighs nearly 7 pounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs you see in the photos, it has a wonderful patina and is in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was sculpted by James Earle Fraser. His most famous work is “End of the Trail,” a sculpture you have surely seen but may not know the name of. He also sculpted the World War I Victory Medal, the Navy Cross, and the Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\" x 11.75\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $35. Please allow two weeks for shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Earle Fraser, born in Minnesota in 1876, brought a unique perspective to his art, influenced by frontier life and exposure to Native American experiences. 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Feeling, on this occasion, in common with our fellow-citizens, the deepest degree of sensibility, we forbear to obtrude on our readers any comment or conjecture whatever, until a particular statement of all of the circumstances, which have led to this affecting calamity, shall be given to the pubic.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAlso included on this page:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLengthy review of the first volume of John Marshall’s The Life of Washington, which had just been published,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“. . . the Tunisians had formerly declared war on against the United States on the 16th of March . . .”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“. . . filled with addresses to Bonaparte, that he would yield to the wishes of the French people, in assuming the title of Emperor . . .”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“. . . the armed brig Sisters, Knox from hence to Kingston, Jam. was captured on the 29th of May last, off Turks Island, in a calm, by a French privateer . . .”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“The situation of the British seamen, in the American service is particularly hard, and demands the interference of government.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Capt. 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Townsend Studio, Amesbury, Massachusetts, 2005, impressions number 35 of 500 planned, but only approximately 380 were actually printed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a Party of the 29th Regt.\u003c\/strong\u003e — Size: 18\" x 17\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA view of Part of the Town of Boston in New England and British Ships of War landing their Troops, 1768\u003c\/strong\u003e — Size: 17\" x 18\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoldiers' Pay 1775-1776\u003c\/strong\u003e — Size: 16\" x 20.5\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Paul Revere Portfolio\u003c\/strong\u003e — In an original blue cloth board. Includes large sheet with historical information on each print. Size: 17.75\" x 13.75\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted on Arches Cover White 100 percent cotton rag paper, hand colored by Jane C. Niebling, Paper Art, Newburyport, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese are extraordinary prints in pristine condition, beautifully framed. They are being sold together because they are a limited edition set with one transmittal sheet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFramed with UV-protecting acrylic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $75. Please allow two weeks for shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional historical background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a November 2008 article published by the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.copper.org\/consumers\/arts\/2008\/november\/Paul_Revere.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCopper Development Association\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Although most known for his famous \"Midnight Ride\" during the American Revolution, Paul Revere also left his mark as a metalsmith in the early 18th Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Revere had apprenticed with his father and eventually owned the silver shop that boasted his own name. He used his father's maker mark, and even shared patterns for casting handles and other parts. The senior Revere died in 1754, and when his son returned home within a year of service in the French and Indian War, he took over the shop along with its customers, tools, excellent reputation and even trained young men in the silversmith field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In 1787, Revere opened his own foundry and Copper Mill in Boston's North End. The mill was financed with income from his silversmith shop and assistance from various relatives. Revere produced iron products, created bolts and spikes for the shipbuilding industry, cannon and bells. The foundry soon become a forerunner in the copper industry when Revere developed a mill for rolling copper. In 1800, Revere secured a federal government loan, to purchase and renovate a former gunpowder mill in Canton, Massachusetts for use as a copper rolling mill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Motivated by patriotism and profit, Revere continued to learn new techniques, and soon became the first American to successfully roll copper into sheets. His customers included, among others, the federal government, who used copper in its naval vessels, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who incorporated the copper in the dome of its new state house, and Robert Fulton, of steamship fame, who used heavy copper sheets for boilers on his steamships. And now, thanks to The \u003ca title=\"Massachusetts Archives and Commonwealth Museum\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sec.state.ma.us\/sec\/mus\/museum\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMassachusetts Archives and Commonwealth Museum\u003c\/a\u003e, his unique portfolio of engravings struck from an actual copperplate he created and engraved can now be viewed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"We offer these in conjunction with the Commonwealth Museum,\" says Ellen Bragalone, Director of Operations at the \u003ca title=\"Museum of Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMuseum of Fine Arts\u003c\/a\u003e, Boston. \"They produced a limited edition (500*) of three prints; two Paul Revere engravings and a copy of a soldier's pay record. The State Archives authorized this re-strike of Paul Revere's most significant original copperplates. The limited edition was inked by a master printer and hand-colored. These engravings actually represent two major occurrences in pre-revolutionary Boston - the \u003ca title=\"Boston Massacre\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boston_Massacre\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBoston Massacre\u003c\/a\u003e and the Landing of the British Troops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Each portfolio is constructed of acid-free board and has an external navy-blue fabric cover sealed with an Italian silk ribbon. The front of the portfolio bears the content's title: \u003cem\u003eThe Paul Revere Portfolio - In Defense of American Liberty: Works That Changed America\u003c\/em\u003e that are impressed into the coverplate of the portfolio in a classic gold script. The portfolio includes three engravings hand printed on 100% acid free cotton-rag paper. Every print is hand-colored with watercolors in period fashion, a hand-printed description in period letter press of each engraving, and a certificate of authenticity bearing the Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"resources\"\u003e* As explained above, only about 380 were printed.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51830408413486,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-REVERE-PORTFOLIO-FRAMED-SETS","price":4125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-revere-portfolio-framed-sets.jpg?v=1773313974"},{"product_id":"operation-sea-lion","title":"Operation Sea Lion | Folder A: Military geographic information about England","description":"\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003eMilitargeographische Angaben uber England (Military geographic information about England)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003eA collection of German military maps, charts, and booklets prepared in connection with \u003cstrong\u003eOperation Sea Lion\u003c\/strong\u003e (Unternehmen Seelöwe), the planned German invasion of Great Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003eMore than 100 photos of the books and maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the cover:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFolder A       \u003c\/strong\u003e[Editor: This is the folder offered here.]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eFor official use only!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eMilitary-geographic information on England\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eFor London, see Folder B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e3rd edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eCompleted on 31 August 1941\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eGeneral Staff of the Army\u003cbr\u003eDepartment for War Maps and Surveying, IV Military Geography\u003cbr\u003eBerlin, 1941\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight maps, including maps of waterways and canals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo guidebooks, one illustrated with aerial photographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne guidebook with maps and town details, including population information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo booklets with town through-plans and related geographic details\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal card case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo additional guidebooks titled Militärgeographische Angaben über England, Mappe C: Südküste\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial illustrated with aerial photographs, postcards, maps, and related reference information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003eReference from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.davidrumsey.com\/luna\/servlet\/detail\/RUMSEY~8~1~274648~90048403:Covers--Mappe-A--Military---Geograp?sort=Pub_Date\"\u003eDavid Rumsey Map Collection\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003e\"In preparing to invade Britain, the German military preparations included the production of a series of military\/geographical assessments, showing what might be found by those arriving. This material was also used in a military evaluation of the regions of the British Isles, and considered each from the viewpoint of invasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003e\"The full assessment for England and Wales consists of eleven A4 sized folders (numbered 1 to 12, folder 5 was never issued as there was no Sheet 5 in this Ordnance Survey quarter-inch series, hence no German folder). Each contains large scale town plans marked with strategic locations, a book of photographs and a quarter-inch map of the area, each folder titled “Militärgeographische Einzelangaben über England” (Maps of England showing features of military significance) and “Militärgeographische Objektkarten mit Objektbildern” (Maps of military installations with photographs.” Also there are three thick A5 sized folders containing books and maps: Folder A : England and Wales, on a regional basis with numerous photographs and maps; Folder B : London, photographs and maps; and Folder C : Books of coastal photographs to help with selecting invasion beaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003e\"In addition, there is material on the planned invasion of Ireland - Operation Green (Unternehmen Grün). There are 144 six-inch town maps marked with strategic locations, and almost 1500 black and white photographs. The maps are copies of Ordnance Survey maps, with overprints highlighting sites which the Germans would have considered targets in any invasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003e\"Most maps and books are headed: “Nur für den Dienstgebrauch!” (For Official use only.) The maps were arranged in groups, based on the Ordnance Survey Quarter-inch Fourth Edition sheet lines. Thus, each numbered folder has a quarter-inch map of the area, a book of photographs and large scale plans of significant towns. The quarter-inch (1:250,000) maps use an extensive list of purple symbols for industrial sites (e.g. chemicals, waterworks, textiles, electricity) and red symbols for strategic sites (e.g. hospitals, airfields, radio stations, barracks). The large scale plans are usually 1:10,000 scale (metric six-inch), and again are an Ordnance Survey base map with coloured symbols showing sites of military significance such as airports, railway workshops, docks, bridges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003e\"Such sites are often illustrated in the book of photographs, the captions of which give a map location for each site, and each mapped site gives the book illustration number. The town maps are printed in brown (rather than black), with blue water. The various coloured symbols stand out clearly, are easily seen and are quite striking. The delicate black bridge symbols are especially noticeable and numerous, as are the red boundaries of railway stations and goods yards. Basically, for each town these maps show all locations that the Germans thought to be strategically important. All folders were issued in 1940, 1941 or 1942. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003e(Text from David Archer's excellent description of the collection, modified).\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslation of text from the Folder's jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents:\u003cbr\u003e(Changes from the 1st or 2nd edition are noted in brackets)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eText booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGazetteer \/ directory of localities\u003cbr\u003e(formerly in the text booklet, now printed as a separate booklet; newly revised and expanded)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePicture booklet: England as a whole\u003cbr\u003e(typical landscape views)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneral map of Great Britain and Ireland, 1:1,000,000, with sheet index for the special map 1:100,000\u003cbr\u003e(new physical overview map)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilitary-geographic operations map of England, 1:500,000, southern sheet\u003cbr\u003e(Southern and Central England)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap: Great Britain and Ireland, railway network, 1:1,000,000, with station directory on the reverse of the map, serving at the same time as a locality index map\u003cbr\u003e(newly revised using documents from Chief Tromp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooklet: Station directory for no. 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap: Great Britain, long-distance roads, 1:1,000,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap: Great Britain, overview of bodies of water, 1:1,000,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap: Great Britain, long-distance telephone and telegraph network, 1:1,000,000\u003cbr\u003e(telephone network on front; radio stations on reverse)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap: Electricity supply of England and Scotland, 1:1,000,000, with directory of major works and their capacity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap: England, population distribution, 1:1,000,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooklet: City passage \/ through-route plans\u003cbr\u003e(improved and expanded)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso published:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFolder B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilitary-geographic information on England, London\u003cbr\u003e(text with pictures, traffic plan 1:50,000, and city plan 1:20,000, 4 sheets, with military-geographic object entries)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFolder C\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoastal descriptions\u003cbr\u003e(text and picture booklets with map appendices)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSouth coast, with 1st and 2nd supplements, completed 15 Aug. 1940\u003cbr\u003eSouth coast, 3rd supplement, aerial photographs, completed 20 May 1941\u003cbr\u003eEast coast, southern part, completed 30 Aug. 1940\u003cbr\u003eEast coast, northern part, completed 15 Oct. 1940\u003cbr\u003eWest coast, southern part, completed 27 Dec. 1940\u003cbr\u003eWest coast, northern part, completed 28 Feb. 1941\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFurthermore:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilitary-geographic object maps, 1:250,000, of England, 11 sheets, and related plans of the most important urban areas with military-geographic individual entries at a scale of 1:10,000. 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