HELP - need a good relief map of Sarrbruken-Spicheren-Forbach

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Hi chaps,
Campaign game on Thursday for 1870, French are attacking the Prussians at Spicheren, near Saarbruken however, all the maps I can find are either modern (ie too built up) or cut off the corner of the world where the Prussians have been ordered to deployed!

This site is a prime example, http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/mcnelly/vb/scenarios/spicheren.htm The Prussians are deployed SOUTH of here.
Thankfully, all the campaign regulars who read here are on the Prussian side...
Mad Lemmey

[Chad]

Lemmey

I have a copy of a book 'The battle of Spicheren'. There are several sketch maps in it that might be of use. I can scan and send them to you if you wish.
How soon do you need them?

Chad

[Chad]

Lemmey

Scanned and ready to send. Let me know your e-mail address and I will send.

Chad

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Chad - you are a legend! Thank you
madlemmey at hotmail dot com

I was just wading through the Lazerus maps!  http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/3felmeres.htm

[Chad]

Just sent

Chad

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Okay, received! Thank you, I owe you!
Now out of guilt I might have to buy the book!

[Hertsblue]

There's one here, Lemmey. Any good?

http://antan.unblog.fr/2008/12/02/carte-de-la-bataille-de-spicheren/

[Chad]

Do you need the text on the terrain?

Chad

PS. You owe me nothing glad to be able to help

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

There's one here, Lemmey. Any good?

http://antan.unblog.fr/2008/12/02/carte-de-la-bataille-de-spicheren/

Brilliant Hertsblue, I'll add it to Chad's bits!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Do you need the text on the terrain?

Chad

PS. You owe me nothing glad to be able to help

Thanks Chad,  The V&B site has very good explanation of the terrain, as is Howard's book, just nice to see it on the page!
Not sure I have enough hills for this... May resort to books under the cloth on Thursday, this certainly isn't your classic 'billiards table'!   

[cameronian]

Hi Lemmey, bit late in the day but Bruce's 1870 has an excellent map of Spichern. BTW have you read Frank Henderson's book on Spichern, quite the most minute (did you know the iron works were surrounded by substantial iron railings) analysis of terrain, together with a masterful account of the battle. Henderson was chief instructor at Woolwich in the last century, his Spichern is bloody brilliant, his Froeschwiller (courtesy of HELION) should be out this year or next.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Thank you sir, will dive onto Amazon for a look! 

[cameronian]

Delighted to be of service, that'll be fifteen Guineas.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Do you accept chocolate coins still? 

[cameronian]

Only Cadburys.