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Silesia and March routes, 1741
Kriegs- / Karte / von / SCHLESIEN / 1741
c.1742Engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:800,000 approx. | RCIN 728038.a
The abbreviation ‘Erlang: Zeit’, which appears top right, outside the border, possibly stands for Erlanger Realzeitung, and this map may have been made for a special issue of that newspaper.
The Prussian march route is shown in blue, from Neysse (Nysa, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, 50°28'25"N 17°20'03"E) to Brieg (Brzeg, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, 50°51'38"N 17°28'02"E). The Austrian march route is shown in yellow along the road from Sternberg (Šternberk, Olomoucký Kraj, Czech Republic 49°43'49"N 17°17'56"E) to Mollwiz (Małuowice, Opole Voivodeship, Poland 50°50'52"N 17°22'49"E).
One of four maps printed from separate copperplates on the same sheet of paper. This map is located top left. The other three are: ‘Les Environs de Czaslau avec le Plan de la Bataille d. 17 May 1742’ (RCIN 728038.b); ‘Repræsentation der den 10.t April 1742 bey dem Dorf Molwitz ... Action’ (RCIN 728038.c); ‘Theatre de la Guerre en Boheme’ (RCIN 728038.d).
Condition of whole sheet: one fold line. Verso: bottom centre, water stained and abraded patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
Homann's Heirs (1724-1848) (publisher) [bottom left, outside border:] Prostat in Offic. Homanniana.
Watermark: The letters LM in a tablet
Condition of whole sheet: one fold line. Verso: bottom centre, water stained and abraded patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: 1:800,000 approx. Scale bar: Maasstab von 3. Teutsch Meil [26 mm = ] 3.
14.9 x 9.2 cm (neatline)
16.8 x 10.5 cm (image)
17.7 x 12.4 cm (platemark)
54.3 x 63.2 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
Kriegs- / Karte / von / SCHLESIEN / 1741. [top right, in ornate cartouche]
Printed title:
ad N.19. Erl. Zeit. Extr. [top left, outside border]
Annotations:
George III heading: Silesia 1741.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top right, black pencil, erased:] [?1740]; [bottom right, black pencil:] 22; [bottom right, black pencil:] Boheme; [bottom centre, black pencil:] 46; [right, centre, red pencil:] 46; [bottom, right of centre, red pencil:] 7/4[?].
George III catalogue entry:
Silesia Kriegs Karte von Schlesien, 1741. Repræsentation der den 10 April 1741 bey dem Dorf Molwitz ohnweit Brieg vorgegangenen Action. Theatre de la Guerre en Boheme representé pour l'Histoire en 1741 et 1742. Les Environs de Czaslau avec le Plan de la Bataille du 17 May 1742 entre les Autrichiens et les Prussiens: chez les Heretiers d'Homann, 1742.
Subject(s)
Prussia Bohemia [Czech Republic]
Małujowice [Poland]
Silesia
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