War of the Austrian Succession (1740-8)
Includes much of the mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, as Captain General of the British army
Attacks on Bergen op Zoom, 1747
ATTAQUES DE BERG-OP-ZOOM / du 14 au 15 Juillet 1747
1747 or laterEtching and engraving; hand coloured | Scale: 1:4,200 approx. | RCIN 730150
The town of Bergen op Zoom, fortified by Menno van Coehoorn and garrisoned under the command of General Cronström, was besieged by the French army under the command of Count Löwendahl, from 14 July to 18 September, when the fortress was taken by the French.
This plan shows the positions and numbers of the pieces of field artillery, mortars, etc., which were fired from the besiegers' batteries in the opening 24 hours of the siege.
Insets: [bottom left, in rectangular panel, top right corner incurved:] ENVIRONS DE / BERG-OP-ZOOM. Scale: Scale bar: [22 mm =] ¼ de L. Size: 13.1 x 11.1 cm (neatline).
Condition: one fold line; brown staining and marks to edges. Verso: surface dirt; worn along fold line.
George Louis le Rouge (1707-93/4) (publisher) [bottom centre, below title:] a Paris / Chez Le S.r Le Rouge rue des Grands Augustins.
Watermark: Chaplet
Condition: one fold line; brown staining and marks to edges. Verso: surface dirt; worn along fold line
Scale: 1:4,200 approx. Scale bar: main map [70 mm =] 150 Toises.
30.3 x 46.2 cm (image)
31.8 x 47.7 cm (platemark)
29.9 x 45.8 cm (neatline)
35.5 x 51.7 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
ATTAQUES DE BERG-OP-ZOOM / du 14 au 15 Juillet 1747. [bottom centre]
Insets:
[bottom left, in rectangular panel, top right corner incurved:] ENVIRONS DE / BERG-OP-ZOOM. Scale: Scale bar: [22 mm =] ¼ de L. Size: 13.1 x 11.1 cm (neatline).
Annotations:
George III heading: Bergen op Zoom 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [right, above centre, black pencil, erased:] Bergen op Zoom.
George III catalogue entry:
Bergen op Zoom Plan des Attaques de Berg op Zoom du 14 au 15 Juillet 1747; chez le Rouge.
Subject(s)
Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands (51°29'42"N 04°17'30"E)
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