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
Battle of Fontenoy, 1745
1745 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; some pricking through | Scale: 1:21,000 approx. | RCIN 729102
The detailed representations of the French positions and batteries, including features of French interest such as the vantage point from which Louis XV, the Dauphin and their party watched the battle, all indicate that this plan is French in origin. This map shows the same information as the printed map at RCIN 729103.
The map extends from Tournai (50°36'25"N 03°23'21"E) in the west to Vezon (50°34'09"N 03°30'16"E) in the east, and from Rumignies (Rumillies 50°37'15"N 03°26'35"E) in the north to an unnamed village, possibly Morlies (50°32'36"N 03°29'31"E), in the south.
Inset: [top left, a map showing A. the repulse of the first and second British attacks and B. the third British attack through the French lines to form a square formation.] Scale: 1:31,000 approx. Size: 11.2 x 6.8 cm (neatline).
Additional text: [top right, a key, C-I to the main action of the battle.]
Condition: seven fold lines; formerly folded to about 13.0 x 9.1 cm. Verso: surface dirt; induced discolouration; ink spots; dirt blobs.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Strasburg bend and lily; countermark: IV
Mark, stamped: 445
Condition: seven fold lines; formerly folded to about 13.0 x 9.1 cm. Verso: surface dirt; induced discolouration; ink spots; dirt blobs
Scale: 1:21,000 approx. Scale bar: Echelle dun Quard de Lieue. [53 mm =].
30.5 x 45.7 cm (image)
30.2 x 45.3 cm (neatline)
32.2 x 47.4 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Additional text:
[top right, a key, C-I to the main action of the battle.]
Inset:
[top left, a map showing A. the repulse of the first and second British attacks and B. the third British attack through the French lines to form a square formation.] Scale: 1:31,000 approx. Size: 11.2 x 6.8 cm (neatline).
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Fontenoy 11 May 1745.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, red pencil:] 9/ 27-1; [top left, black pencil, erased:] X/5[?].
George III catalogue entry:
Fontenoy Plan dessiné de la Bataille de Fontenoy, le 11 May 1745.
Subject(s)
Fontenoy, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°34'03"N 03°28'24"E)
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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