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
Dendermonde, 1745
DENDERMONDE / Attaqué le 11 Aoüst / 1745. Rendu le 12
1745 or laterEtching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:13,500 approx. | RCIN 729148
The French attack on Dendermonde was part of a general French offensive in the Low Countries during 1745.
Standing at the junction of the Rivers Dendre and Scheldt, Dendermonde was surrounded by marshy land, indicated in this map by the symbol comprising horizontal lines and marks with occasional tufts to represent vegetation. The redoubt to the north-east, indicated by the letter A, was removed, enabling the water (inondation) to be drained away. The hand-colouring is only applied to what appears to be an intrenchment leading to a redoubt on the east side of the town.
Additional text: [top left, below title:] A. Redoute emportée le 9 / moyennant laquelle on a / écoulé l'Indondation.
Condition: no fold lines; trimmed to inside of top and left platemarks. Verso: offsetting; water-stained patch, shadow and ghosting [but trimmed] from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label: VOL. VI.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: None
Condition: no fold lines; trimmed to inside of top and left platemarks. Verso: offsetting; water-stained patch, shadow and ghosting [but trimmed] from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label: VOL. VI
Scale: 1:13,500 approx. Scale bar: [43 mm =] 300 Toises.
30.4 x 22.3 cm (image)
cropped (platemark)
30.0 x 21.9 cm (neatline)
31.9 x 23.6 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
DENDERMONDE / Attaqué le 11 Aoüst / 1745. Rendu le 12. [top left]
Additional text:
A. Redoute emportée le 9 / moyennant laquelle on a / écoulé l'Indondation. [top left, below title]
Annotations:
George III heading: Dendermonde 11 -12 Aug.t 1745.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [centre, red pencil:] 36.
George III catalogue entry:
Dendermonde Plan de la Ville de Dendermonde, assiegée par les Francois le 11 et prise le 12 Aoust 1745.
Subject(s)
Dendermonde, Flanders, Belgium (51°01'43"N 04°06'03"E)
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