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
PLAN GENERAL / DE L'ATTAQUE / DE L'ARMÉE FRANÇOISE / PRÈS DE FONTENOY, / Par les HAUTS ALLIÉS, sous les Ordres / de S.A.R. Monsg.r le Duc de Cumberland, / & de S.E. Mons.r le Maréchal Comte de / Königsegg. / Le 11. May...
1745 or laterEtching and engraving; hand-coloured. Letterpress text. Map and text trimmed to edge of image and pasted down on the bottom right of Crepy's ‘Carte des Pays Bas’ (RCIN 729061.a). | Scale: not stated. 1:18,000 approx. | RCIN 729061.b
A map of the Battle of Fontenoy, fought on 11 May 1745 between the French, commanded by Louis XV (1710-74) and Marshal Maurice de Saxe (1696-1750), and the Allied army commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1726-65), resulting in a French victory. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with north-west to top (compass rose).
A note below the key in the title panel explains that the colours used to distinguish the troops are: English (red); Hanoverians (yellow); Dutch (orange); Austrians (green); French (blue). This follows the generally accepted colour conventions of the day and, in particular, copies the conventions used in his manuscript maps by Hancko.
François Hancko (active 1741-8) (surveyor and draughtsman) [bottom centre of map:] Fait par Hancko Ingenieur.
Jean Martin Husson (active 1739-46) (publisher) [bottom of letterpress text:] Gravé sur un Dessein Original envoyé de l'Armée: / A la Haye, chez J.M. HUSSON.
Watermark: None visible
Condition: two fold lines; folded before being pasted down onto base map
Scale: not stated. 1:18,000 approx.
37.9 x 27.8 cm (image of map)
37.9 x 12.9 cm (image of text)
Printed title:
PLAN GENERAL / DE L'ATTAQUE / DE L'ARMÉE FRANÇOISE / PRÈS DE FONTENOY, / Par les HAUTS ALLIÉS, sous les Ordres / de S.A.R. Monsg.r le Duc de Cumberland, / & de S.E. Mons.r le Maréchal Comte de / Königsegg. / Le 11. May 1745.
Additional text:
[below title, a key, A-I, K-U, W-Y, to the places and actions on the map.]
Annotations:
None
George III catalogue entry:
Netherlands 4 Sheets of Crepy's Edition of Friex's Map of the Netherlands; and Husson's Plan of the Battle of Fontenoy: with the Encampments of the Army of the Allies, the Battle of Fontenoy, under the command of the Duke of Cumberland, and the Intrenchment behind the Canal of Brussels, 1745. by Hancko. MS.
Subject(s)
Fontenoy, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°34'03"N 03°28'24"E)
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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