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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

      PIERRE DU MORTOUS (ACTIVE 1750S)

      Map of the siege of Ath, 1745 (Ath, Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°37'45"N 03°46'40"E

      c.1759

      Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:10,500 approx. | RCIN 729001.k

      A map of the siege of Ath in 1745, showing the French approach works during the siege. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with south-east to top (compass direction is indicated by a face at the bottom of the tree stump in the title cartouche).

      From: l'Histoire des Conquêtes de LOUIS XV. by Pierre Du Mortous: Paris, de Lormel, 1759. This plate is one of 24 siege plans, stitched together with the general index map (RCIN 729001.a) at the beginning.

      Condition: flat, no fold lines.
      • Pierre du Mortous (active 1750s) (author)

        Jean Lattré (active 1743-93) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of border:] Lattre sculp Paris.

        ? P de Lormel (active 1759-93) (publisher)

      • Watermark: The sun's face with ten rays

        Condition: flat, no fold lines

      • Scale: 1:10,500 approx. Scale bar: [37 mm =] 200 Toises.

        20.5 x 29.4 cm (neatline)

        21.6 x 29.9 cm (image)

        22.0 x 31.0 cm (platemark)

        24.5 x 39.9 cm (sheet)

      • Printed title:

        PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / D'AHT / en 1745. [bottom left, in cartouche designed as a tree stump on which sits a putto]

        Printed title:

        Pl. 10. [top right, above edge of border]

        George III catalogue entry:

        Netherlands Theatre de la derniere Guerre de Flandres, contenant une Carte generale et 24 Plans des Villes assiegées pendant les années 1744, 5, 6, 7 et 8. oblong 4.to

      • Subject(s)

        Ath, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°37'45"N 03°46'40"E)

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      • 3 November 2024