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
Bergen op Zoom, 1747
Attaque und Defension von Bergen op Zoom, bis den 31ten Aug: 1747
c.1747Ink and watercolour on paper | Scale not stated. 1:3,000 approx. | RCIN 730151.f
The plan shows all the French works up to 31 August, and extends from the Guillaume Bastion in the south-east to the Schlick Battery or Fort further south-west.
The town of Bergen op Zoom, fortified by Baron Menno van Coehoorn (1641-1704; Dutch military engineer) and garrisoned under the command of General Isaac Cronström (1661-1752; a Swedish officer serving as General in Chief of the Dutch army), was besieged by the French army under the command of General Count Ulrich Löwendahl (1700-55; a German-born Danish officer serving in the French army), from 14 July to 18 September, when the fortified town was taken by the French.
Additional text: [top right, in title panel, a key, a-i, k-l, to the situation of the French ditches, parallels, breaches, the French quarters at the Utrecht and Zeeland lunettes, etc.]
Condition: four fold lines; trimmed. Verso: induced discolouration; surface dirt along fold lines.
One of a collection of 24 plans and sketches of the fortifications of Bergen op Zoom, showing various stages of the siege of 1747, by James Abercrombie, Charles Bisset, Dugal Campbell, and J.P. Isenbart and other anonymous draughtsmen. See RCINs 730151.a-x (j and v not included).
J.P. Isenbart (active 1746-8) (draughtsman) [top right, bottom right of title panel:] J.P. Isenbart.
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters WR below
Mark, stamped: 649
Condition: four fold lines; trimmed. Verso: induced discolouration; surface dirt along fold lines
Scale not stated. 1:3,000 approx.
22.5 x 35.8 cm (neatline)
22.8 x 36.1 cm (image)
24.0 x 37.6 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Attaque und Defension von Bergen op Zoom, bis den 31ten Aug: 1747 [top right, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[top right, in title panel, a key, a-i, k-l, to the situation of the French ditches, parallels, breaches, the French quarters at the Utrecht and Zeeland lunettes, etc.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Bergen op Zoom 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, black pencil, in Schultz's or Mason's hand]: VII/43; [top left, black pencil, on top of previous inscription, erased and partly illegible:] XII/[?30].
George III catalogue entry:
Bergen op Zoom Attaque und Defension von Bergen op Zoom bis den 31ten Aug. 1747: von J.P. Isenbart. drawn.
Subject(s)
Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands (51°29'42"N 04°17'30"E)
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