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The Seven Years War (1756-63)

Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war

PIETER [PIERRE] DE HONDT (C.1696-1764)

Map of the Battle of Rossbach, 1757 (Rossbach, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) 51°15'00"N 11°54'00"E

1758

Etched and engraved map and letterpress text printed on same sheet of paper | Scale: 1:101,500 approx. | RCIN 732041

A map of the Battle of Rossbach, fought on 5 November 1757 between the Prussians, commanded by Frederick the Great (1712-86), and the French and Austrians, commanded by Charles, prince de Soubise (1715-87), and Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1702-87), resulting in a Prussian victory. Seven Years War (1756-63). Oriented with north to top (compass rose).

The battle stretched over an area of about 11 km (6.8 miles).

Additional text: [below map, outside platemark, letterpress; a key, I-V, A-I, K-Q, 1-4, to the detail on the map.]

Condition: one fold line; a 7.0 cm tear along bottom of fold; creased; water-stained patch, with brown staining on both sides from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label, verso, bottom centre.
  • Pieter [Pierre] de Hondt (c.1696-1764) (publisher) [bottom, below text:] A LA HAYE, CHEZ PIERRE DE HONDT, 1758.

    Jakob van der Schley (1715-79) (engraver) [bottom left, between border and platemark:] J.V. Schley, direx.

    Subject(s)

    Army-Prussia
    Army-Austria
    Army-France
  • Watermark: Fleur-de-lys over uncertain device: a head in profile? [not in Heawood]; countermark: P TOMAS / FIN [following name is indecipherable]

    Condition: one fold line; a 7.0 cm tear along bottom of fold; creased; water-stained patch, with brown staining on both sides from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label, verso, bottom centre

  • Scale: 1:101,500 approx. Scale bar: Echelle d'une Lieue d'Allemagne ou 10000 Pas [80 mm =].

    32.2 x 41.2 cm (neatline)

    41.8 x 43.9 cm (image)

    34.0 x 43.2 cm (platemark)

    32.8 x 41.6 cm (image of map)

    42.5 x 54.5 cm (sheet)

  • Printed title:

    PLAN DE LA BATAILLE, / Gagnée par SA MAJESTÉ le ROI DE PRUSSE, contre les Armées combinées de l’Empire & de France, près de ROSBACH, le 5 Novembre, 1757. [across top of map, outside platemark, letterpress]

    Additional text:

    [below map, outside platemark, letterpress; a key, I-V, A-I, K-Q, 1-4, to the detail on the map.]

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Battle of Rosbach 5 Nov. 1757.

    Other annotations: none.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Rosbach Plan de la Bataille gagnée par le Roi de Prusse, contre les Armées combinées de l’Empire et de France pres de Rosbach, le 5 Novembre 1757: par I. v. Schley, chez P. de Hondt, 1758.

  • Subject(s)

    Rossbach, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (51°15'00"N 11°54'00"E)

Page revisions

  • 3 November 2024