Plan du Combat d'Alger 1775 (Spanish Attack of Algiers). France, 1775.

Anonymous (French, 18th Century)
Plan du Combat d'Alger 1775 (Spanish Attack of Algiers)
France, 1775
French manuscript map in pen and ink with original hand color
[Sheet size: 16.5 x 25.5 in.]

This rare French manuscript map, Plan du Combat d'Alger 1775, offers a firsthand cartographic account of the failed Spanish naval assault on Algiers—a key event in the Mediterranean theater of 18th-century geopolitics. Rendered in meticulous pen and ink with original hand color, the map details the positions of Spanish and Algerine forces during the battle, providing both strategic and geographic insight into the complex military engagements between European powers and the Barbary States. Likely created for internal military or diplomatic use, it stands as a unique visual record of imperial ambition, resistance, and the enduring struggle for control over the North African coast.