Printed and manuscript maps, prints and views of 22 seventeenth-century wars
Map of the siege of Huy, 1694 (Huy, Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°31'08"N 05°13'58"E
1694 or laterPen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on coarse linen | Scale: not stated | RCIN 724068
A map of the siege of Huy, 17-27 September 1694, by Allied forces, commanded by Johann Adolf, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (1634-1704), resulting in the capitulation of the town by the French governor, de Regnac. Nine Years War (1688-97). Oriented with north to top.
The date of 17, rather than 22, September for the commencement of the siege is given in Childs, p.260.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letter ‘W’ below; countermark, indistinct: three letters: W V L?
Mark, stamped: 48
Condition: five fold lines; some brown discolouration; five holes punched along each of left and right edges. Verso: brown discolouration; heavy surface dirt along right edge [see also RCINs 724053, 724060, 724062, 724064, 724065, 724066, and 724067.]
Scale: not stated
38.5 x 49.7 cm (neatline)
40.5 x 51.8 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
Le Siege de Huy Commencé le 22me et Achevé le 27me Sept: / 1694. par Son Alt: Serenme / le Duc de Holsteyn Pléun [top centre]
Additonal text:
[bottom left, a key, A-I, K-Q, to the towns of Huy and Stadt, the towers and forts, batteries, chapels and commanders' quarters.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Huy 22-27 Sep.1694.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom right, red pencil:] 3/150 [and, black pencil:] IV/86.
George III catalogue entry:
Huy Plan dessiné du Siege de Huy commencé le 22 et achevé le 27 de Sept.re 1694 par le Duc de Holsten Plöen.
Subject(s)
Huy, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°31'08"N 05°13'58"E)
Bibliographic reference(s)
J. Childs, The Nine Years’ War and the British army, 1688-1697: the operations in the Low Countries, Manchester 1991, reprint 2013, p. 260
Page revisions
3 November 2024
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