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 Soor, 1745
BATAILLE / DE SOHR / remportée par le Roy / DE PRUSSE / le 30 7bre / 1745
published 1745Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:69,500 approx. | RCIN 729158
The Prussians, though outnumbered and taken by surprise, gained the battle by seizing the initiative and rushing to the attack. The Prussian army rectangles are coloured in red, and those of the Austro-Saxon army are in black and yellow. This is a small-scale map centred on Soor with Trautenau (Trutnov, Královéhradecký Kraj, Czech Republic 50°33'39N 15°54'45E) and Schatzlar (Žacléř, Královéhradecký Kraj, Czech Republic 50°39'47"N 15°54'38"E) to the north and Konigshof (or Königinhof an der Elbe: Dvůr Králové nad Labem, Královéhradecký Kraj, Czech Republic) 50°25'54"N 15°48'50"E) to the south.
Condition: one fold line; foxing. Verso: right, centre, water-stained patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
George Louis le Rouge (1707-93/4) (cartographer and publisher) [top left, below title, in title panel:] A PARIS / Par le S.r le Rouge / Ing.r Géographe / du Roy / rue des Grands / Augustins.
Watermark: Indistinct, three lines of words
Condition: one fold line; foxing. Verso: right, centre, water-stained patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: 1:69,500 approx. Scale bar: Echelle d'une Lieue [64 mm =].
45.7 x 30.0 cm (neatline)
47.0 x 30.4 cm (image)
47.8 x 32.0 cm (platemark)
52.8 x 36.8 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
BATAILLE / DE SOHR / remportée par le Roy / DE PRUSSE / le 30 7bre / 1745. [top left, in rectangular panel]
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Sohr 30 Sept.r 1745.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] 1745; [top right, black pencil:] 25; [right edge, centre, black pencil:] [?5]4; [above centre, red pencil:] 54.
George III catalogue entry:
Sohr Plan de la Bataille de Sohr remportée par le Roy de Prusse le 30 Sept.re 1745: par le Rouge.
Subject(s)
Horní Žd'ár, Královéhradecký Kraj, Czech Republic (50°29'24"N 15°52'31"E)
Střitež, Královéhradecký Kraj, Czech Republic (50°30'43"N 15°54'45"E)
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