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Battle of Mollwitz, 1741
PLAN / DE LA BATAILLE / DE / MOLWITZ / du 10. d'Avril / 1741
1741 or laterEtching and engraving; printed on paper | Scale: 1:34,000 approx. | RCIN 728040
Mollwitz lies to the west of Brieg (Brzeg, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, 50°51'38"N 17°28'02"E).
Additional text: [bottom right, an account of the movements of Frederick II of Prussia leading up to the battle of Mollwitz, of the dispositions of the left and right wings of the two armies, and the casualties of the battle: 3,000 Prussian and 4,000 Austrians killed or wounded, and that the battle began at 14.00 hours and finished at 19.00; including an explanatory key, A-G, X, Y.]
Condition: one fold line. Verso: bottom centre, water-stained and abraded patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label; some ghosting of the image on the label present; map has been trimmed subsequent to the removal of the label.
George Louis le Rouge (1707-93/4) (cartographer and publisher) [top right, below title:] Dressé sur les Memoires / de M.r de Barmayer Offi- / cier au Service de la Reine d'Hongrie; [bottom left, outside border:] A Paris chez Le Sieur Le Rouge rue des grands Augustins vis a vis le Panier Fleuri.
Watermark: The letters P G [or C] separated by two intertwined hearts within a rectangular cartouche with rounded ends
Condition: one fold line. Verso: bottom centre, water-stained and abraded patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label; some ghosting of the image on the label present; map has been trimmed subsequent to the removal of the label
Scale: 1:34,000 approx. Scale bar: Demi Lieue commune [65 mm =].
29.1 x 42.5 cm (neatline)
29.4 x 42.8 cm (image)
30.3 x 43.8 cm (platemark)
31.9 x 46.3 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN / DE LA BATAILLE / DE / MOLWITZ / du 10. d'Avril / 1741. [top right]
Additional text:
[bottom right, an account of the movements of Frederick II of Prussia leading up to the battle of Mollwitz, of the dispositions of the left and right wings of the two armies, and the casualties of the battle: 3,000 Prussian and 4,000 Austrians killed or wounded, and that the battle began at 14.00 hours and finished at 19.00; including an explanatory key, A-G, X, Y.]
Annotation:
Battle of Molwitz, 10 April 1741.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [right, centre, red pencil:] 45.
George III catalogue entry:
Molwitz Plan de la Bataille de Molwitz du 10 April 1741, dressé sur les memores de M. de Bærmayer, chez le Rouge.
Subject(s)
Małujowice, Opole Voivodeship, Poland (50°50'52"N 17°22'49"E)
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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