The Seven Years War (1756-63)
Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
Siege of Prague, 1757
BLOCUS / DE / PRAGUE
c.1789Engraving and etching; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:62,500 approx. | RCIN 731067.f
A new plate, not derived from RCIN 731067.e, or vice versa. The north-south extent is the same in both cases, but the coverage of this map has shifted slightly to the west. Two pontoon bridges are shown across the Moldau 'pour la communication des troupes'.
Additional text: [below map, in rectangular panel:] BLOCUS DE PRAGUE CAPITALE DE LA BOHÉME / par l'armée prussienne, du 7. Mai jusqu'au 20 Juin 1757. [Followed by a key, A-I, K-Q:] 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.
Watermark: None
Condition: good clean condition; a crisp impression with well defined platemarks
Scale: 1:62,500 approx. Scale bar: 3000 Pas Communs [39 mm =].
23.0 x 22.8 cm (neatline)
38.6 x 23.5 cm (image)
41.8 x 26.8 cm (platemark)
47.7 x 33.8 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
BLOCUS / DE / PRAGUE. [top right, in rectangular panel]
Printed title:
Lit: a: Nro 6. [bottom right, outside neatline]
Additional text:
[below map, in rectangular panel:] BLOCUS DE PRAGUE CAPITALE DE LA BOHÉME / par l'armée prussienne, du 7. Mai jusqu'au 20 Juin 1757. [Followed by a key, A-I, K-Q:] 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)
Prague, Hlavní Mesto Praha, Czech Republic (50°05'16"N 14°25'14"E)
Page revisions
14 March 2024
Current version
