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Other 17th-century conflicts

Printed and manuscript maps, prints and views of 22 seventeenth-century wars

JEAN-BAPTISTE JACQUES DE BEAURAIN (1728-C. 1785)

Rhine, 1674-5

4e P[lanche]

c.1782

Etching and engraving; printed on one sheet of paper | Scale: 1:88,000 approx. | RCIN 724008.d

A map of the Rhine (one of six sheets) showing the campaigns of the French and German armies in 1674 and 1675. Franco-Dutch War (1672-8). Oriented with north to top. For the other five sheets, see RCINs 724008.a-c, e-f.

The map extends from the forested area north of Weidenthal (Hinterweidenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 49°11ʹ44ʺN 07°45ʹ15ʺE) in the top left corner, to Unter Erbistrum (Unterörwisheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) 49°08ʹ35ʺN 08°40ʹ09ʺE) in the top right corner, and from south of Berenthal (Baerenthal, Lorraine, France 48°58ʹ42ʺN 07°31ʹ03ʺE) in the bottom left corner to Ebersrod (Oberstrot, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 48°44ʹ46ʺN 08°20ʹ40ʺE) in the bottom right corner.

Condition: one fold line; crease marks. Verso: surface dirt.
  • Jean-Baptiste Jacques de Beaurain (1728-c. 1785) (cartographer and publisher)

    Berlin (active 1782) (engraver)

    la Dame veuve Dutertre (printer)

  • Watermark: Indistinct: [a crowned eagle; countermark: FIN DE [cropped heart] TAMIZIER AUVERGNE / 1782]

    Condition: one fold line; crease marks. Verso: surface dirt

  • Scale: 1:88,000 approx. Scale bar: Echelle de 2400 Toises de France [53 mm =].

    58.6 x 77.8 cm (neatline)

    61.0 x 78.9 cm (image)

    61.4 x 83.7 cm (platemark)

    61.5 x 84.8 cm (sheet)

  • Printed title:

    4e P[lanche]. [top right, above edge of border]

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Rhine 1674, 1675.

    Other annotations: none.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Rhine Carte topographique du Cours du Rhin depuis Basle jusqu’a Mayence, sur laquelle on a tracé les mouvements et les positions des Armées Francoises et Allemandes pendant les campagnes de 1674 et 1675: par le Chev.er de Beaurain. 6 feuilles.

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  • 14 March 2024