Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
Map of the siege of Brunswick, 1761 (Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany) 52°16'00"N 10°32'00"E
c.1789Engraving and etching; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:7,400 approx. | RCIN 731067.au
Additional text: [below map, in rectangular panel:] LÉVÉE DU SIÉGE DE BRUNSWIC / commencé par les français le 12 8bre / effectué par le Prince Frederic de Brunswic le 14 du / même mois 1761. [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 Maÿence.
Subject(s)
Army-FranceArmy-Allied army (Seven Years' War, 1756-63)Army-HanoverWatermark: None
Condition: good clean condition; a crisp impression with well defined platemarks
Scale: 1:7,400 approx. Scale bar: Echelle 400 Pas [44 mm =].
23.0 x 22.7 cm (neatline)
37.8 x 23.7 cm (image)
41.2 x 27.6 cm (platemark)
47.7 x 33.5 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
SIÉGE / DE / BRUNSWIG. [top right, in rectangular panel]
Printed title:
Lit: c. Nro 31. [bottom right, outside neatline]
Additional text:
[below map, in rectangular panel:] LÉVÉE DU SIÉGE DE BRUNSWIC / commencé par les français le 12 8bre / effectué par le Prince Frederic de Brunswic le 14 du / même mois 1761. [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)
Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany (52°16'00"N 10°32'00"E)
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3 November 2024
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