View from the heights above Balaklava, looking towards Sebastopol, shewing the ground of the battles of the 25th Octr. and of the 5th Novr. 1854 and the line of our defences since the 25th Octr. / W. Simpson del. ; J. Needham lith.
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Print shows a panoramic view of the landscape between the heights above Balaklava and Sevastopolʹ, including the battlefields at Balaklava and Inkerman, also, on the far left, is the inlet to the harbor at Balaklava, and in the foreground are bell tents and a small fortification.
Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to Her most gracious Majesty the Queen / William Simpson. First series. London : Published by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co., publishers to Her Majesty, 13 & 14 Pall Mall East ; Paris : Goupil & Cie., 1855, [plate 32].
Colnaghis' authentic series.
Attached to the edge of the sheet is a printed "Key to view from the heights..." which identifies principal locations on the landscape.
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