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Russo-Turkish Wars

The wars of 1735–9, 1768–74 and 1787–92

JOHANN THOMAS VON TRATTNERN (1717-98)

Map of Schabatz, 1788 (Šabac, Central Serbia, Serbia) 44°44'48"N 19°41'24"E

c.1790

Etched map with letterpress text printed on the same sheet of paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:16,666 approx. | RCIN 734104.3.f

A map showing the positions of the Austrian troops, and parallels around Šabac, and of the batteries across the River Sava at Klenack during the successful Austrian attack on the fortress of Šabac, 24 April 1788. Russo-Turkish War (1787-92); Austro-Turkish War (1787-91). Oriented with north-west to top (compass rose). This is one of fifteen numbered maps and views published by Trattnern relating to the Russo-Turkish War. See RCINs 734104.3.a-e, g-o. Additional text: [left, below title, in title panel, a key, a-i, k-m, to the geographical features and different stages of the action. Bottom, below map, in French, letterpress, the same key:] Plan de la forteresse de Schabatz, (nommée chez les turcs Bukurtelek,) prise d’assaut le 24 Avril 1788. Condition: flat, no fold lines.
  • Johann Thomas von Trattnern (1717-98) (publisher) [bottom right, below edge of border:] Wien bei T.E v’ Trattnern K.K. Buch; [bottom right, below letterpress text:] CHEZ JEAN THOM. Nobl. de TRATTNERN, Impr. et Libr. de la Cour.

    Subject(s)

    Army-Turkey
    Army-Austria
  • Watermark: Cropped; fleur-de-lys in crowned shield

    Condition: flat, no fold lines

  • Scale: 1:16,666 approx. Scale bars: Masstab [47 mm =] 500 Klaft; [48 mm =] 1000 Schritte.

    17.7 x 22.4 cm (neatline)

    23.2 x 22.7 cm (image)

    20.2 x 26.1 cm (platemark)

    26.7 x 36.0 cm (sheet)

  • Printed title:

    PLAN / der / am 24=ten April 1788 eroberten / Vestung / SCHABATZ / Türkisch [Turkish characters] Bukiurtelen. [left, in rectangular panel, scrolled top and bottom}

    Printed title:

    N:o VI. [top right, above edge of border]

    Additional text:

    [left, below title, in title panel, a key, a-i, k-m, to the geographical features and different stages of the action. Bottom, below map, in French, letterpress, the same key:] Plan de la forteresse de Schabatz, (nommée chez les turcs Bukurtelek,) prise d’assaut le 24 Avril 1788.

    Annotations:

    None

    George III catalogue entry:

    Turky Fifteen Plans of the Operations of the War in Turky between the Russians and Austrians and the Turks, from the 1.st of Oct.r 1787 to the 20.th of Dec.r 1788: by T.E. v. Trattnern.

  • Subject(s)

    Šabac, Central Serbia, Serbia (44°44'48"N 19°41'24"E)

Page revisions

  • 4 June 2024