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The Seven Years War (1756-63)

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

HD GERLACH (ACTIVE 1762)

Map of the siege of Kassel, 1762 (Kassel, Hesse, Germany) 51°19'00"N 09°30'00"E

1763

Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand coloured | Scale: 1:22,500 approx. | RCIN 732001.y

A map of the siege of French-held Kassel by Hanoverian, Hessian and British troops under the command of Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick, between 19 August and 1 November 1762 resulting in the town's capture by the Allied army. Seven Years War (1756-63). Oriented with north-north-east to top (cardinal points).

No folio number [No. 25].

Additional text: [top left, below title, in title cartouche:] A.A. fit ouvrir la Tranchée la nuit du 16. au 17. d'Octobre. [and a key, A-I, K-Z, to the camps, entrenchments, etc., of the Brunswick troops]; [top right, in rococo cartouche, a list of the regiments in the three camps from 18 August to 6 September; 6-14 September, and 13 October to the beginning of the siege:] RENVOY.

Condition: one fold line; guarded into volume.
  • HD Gerlach (active 1762) (surveyor) [top left, below title and text, in title cartouche:] levé par H: D. Gerlach. Lieutenant / du Genie et Aide-de-Camp du Prince.

    Jakob van der Schley (1715-79) (engraver)

    Pierre Gosse Jr (1718-94) (publisher)

    Daniel Pinet (active 1762-86) (publisher) [bottom centre, between border and platemark:] Grave Sous la Direction de J.V. Schley, et Publié a the La Haye aux Depens de PIERRE GOSSE junior & DANIEL PINET, MDCCLXIII.

    Subject(s)

    Army-Allied army (Seven Years' War, 1756-63)
    Army-France
  • Watermark: See Heawood 3268

    Condition: one fold line; guarded into volume

  • Scale: 1:22,500 approx. Scale bar: Echelle de 1500 Pas [54 mm =].

    84.4 x 58.7 cm (neatline)

    85.5 x 59.1 cm (image)

    86.5 x 60.5 cm (platemark)

    95.1 x 64.7 cm (sheet)

  • Printed title:

    PLAN / du SIEGE de / CASSEL, / avec les Travaux et les Tranchées des Alliés devant cette Place, Commande par S:A:S: Monseigneur / LE PRINCE FREDERIC AUGUSTE / DUC de BRUNSWIC et de LUNEBOURG, Lieutenant General et / Chef Commandant des Trouppes de Brunswic, depuis le 18 d’Aout: / jusqu’au 1. Novembre 1762. où la Place se rendit. [top left, in rococo cartouche, embellished with the artefacts of war]

    Additional text:

    [top left, below title, in title cartouche:] A.A. fit ouvrir la Tranchée la nuit du 16. au 17. d'Octobre. [and a key, A-I, K-Z, to the camps, entrenchments, etc., of the Brunswick troops]; [top right, in rococo cartouche, a list of the regiments in the three camps from 18 August to 6 September; 6-14 September, and 13 October to the beginning of the siege:] RENVOY.

    Annotations:

    None

    George III catalogue entry:

    Germany Theatre de la Guerre en Allemagne entre la Grande Britagne et la France depuis l’an 1757 jusqu’a l’an 1762: dessiné par le Colonel F.W. de Bawr: chez Gosse et Pinet, 1769. 7 feuilles; avec 18 Plans des Sieges et Batailles donnés depuis 1757 jusqu’a 1762. Fol.

  • Subject(s)

    Kassel, Hesse, Germany (51°19'00"N 09°30'00"E)

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  • 25 May 2024