
Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
Map of the Battle of Minden, 1759 (Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 52°17'00"N 08°55'00"E
c.1789Engraving and etching; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:116,000 approx. | RCIN 731067.as
Additional text: [below map, in rectangular panel:] BATAILLE DE MINDEN OU DE TONHAUSEN. / entre l'armée alliée commandée par le Duc Ferdinand de Brunswic et celle de France aux ordres du Maréchal / de Contades le 1. Aout 1759. [Followed by an alphabetical key:] RENVOIS.
Condition: good clean condition; a crisp impression with well defined platemarks.
L Therbu (active 1789) (cartographer and publisher) [bottom left, below edge of border:] Dessiné 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'Université de Mayence.
Subject(s)
Army-FranceArmy-Allied army (Seven Years' War, 1756-63)Watermark: None
Condition: good clean condition; a crisp impression with well defined platemarks
Scale: 1:116,000 approx. Scale bar: Echelle 5000 Pas Communs [35 mm =].
23.0 x 22.7 cm (neatline)
37.9 x 23.8 cm (image)
41.0 x 27.7 cm (platemark)
47.7 x 33.5 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
BATAILLE / DE / MINDEN. [bottom left, in rectangular panel]
Printed title:
Lit. c Nro 20. [bottom right, outside neatline]
Additional text:
[below map, in rectangular panel:] BATAILLE DE MINDEN OU DE TONHAUSEN. / entre l'armée alliée commandée par le Duc Ferdinand de Brunswic et celle de France aux ordres du Maréchal / de Contades le 1. Aout 1759. [Followed by an alphabetical key:] 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)
Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (52°17'00"N 08°55'00"E)
Page revisions
8 June 2024
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