Map of the Battle of Fontenoy, 1745 (Fontenoy, Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°34'03"N 03°28'24"E

An unfinished map of the Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, fought between the French, commanded by Louis XV (1710-74) and Marshal Maurice of Saxony (1696-1750), and the Allied army, commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), resulting in a French victory. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with west-north-west to top cardinal points.

This is based on Hancko's plan of the battle (RCINs 729093-6) with slight variations of detail such as one, instead of two, groups of reserve corps along the edge of the Bois de Barry. The map lacks annotations to the military features, and the only named features are the Bois de Barry, River L'Escaut, Fontenoy and Pieronne (Péronnes 50°33'05"N 03°27'13"E). Two bodies of water are shown south-east of Vezon which are not on Hancko's other maps.

Another copy of this map, perhaps in the same hand but in a less finished state, is at RCIN 729100. Both maps have matching double pin holes which may have been part of the copying process from one map to the other.

Condition: no fold lines; double pinholes at each corner of the image [not quite at the bottom right corner: a little to the left].