The Seven Years War (1756-63)
Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
Battle of Lobositz, 1756
BATAILLE / DE / LOWOSITZ
c.1789Engraving and etching; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:48,700 approx. | RCIN 731067.b
The description of the action, contained in the key, ends with the statement: 'La bataille commença à 7. heures du matin, & finit vers les 3. heures de l'apres midi' [8 hours' duration].
Additional text: [below map, in rectangular panel:] BATAILLE DE LOWOSITZ / entre Sa Majesté le Roi de Prusse et le Maréchal Browne / le 1. Octobre 1756. [Followed by a key, A-I, K-W:] RENVOIS.
Condition: slight surface dirt with some brown stains.
L Therbu (active 1789) (cartographer and publisher) [bottom left, below edge of border:] Dessine par Therbu Lieutenant=Ingenieur.
George Joseph Cöntgen (active 1789) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of border:] Gravé par Cöntgen Graveur de la Cour et de l'Universite de Mayence.
Watermark: None
Condition: slight surface dirt with some brown stains
Scale: 1:48,700 approx. Scale bar: Echelle. 3000 Pas Communs [50 mm =].
23.1 x 22.8 cm (neatline)
37.6 x 23.4 cm (image)
40.9 x 28.0 cm (platemark)
47.7 x 33.8 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
BATAILLE / DE / LOWOSITZ. [top left, in rectangular panel]
Printed title:
Lit: a. Nro 1 [bottom right, outside neatline]
Additional text:
[below map, in rectangular panel:] BATAILLE DE LOWOSITZ / entre Sa Majesté le Roi de Prusse et le Maréchal Browne / le 1. Octobre 1756. [Followed by a key, A-I, K-W:] RENVOIS.
Annotations:
None
George III catalogue entry:
Germany Les Plans de la Guerre de sept ans, centenant les Batailles, Combats &.c (1756-1762) par le Lieut. Therbu. Fol. Explications en Langue Francoise. 8.vo Another copy of D.o printed on silk. Fol. Explanations in the German language. 8vo.
Subject(s)
Lovosice, Ústecký Kraj, Czech Republic (50°30'54"N 14°03'03"E)
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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