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
Map of the siege of Charleroi, 1746 (Charleroi, Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°24'40"N 04°26'40"E
c.1759Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:11,000 approx. | RCIN 729001.p
Inset: [to the right of the plan of the siege, a map of the environs of Charleroi.] Scale: 1:57,692 approx. Scale bar: [52 mm =] 1500 Toises.
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:] Lattré Parisi. sc.
? P de Lormel (active 1759-93) (publisher)
Subject(s)
Army-FranceWatermark: Sun's face with ten rays
Condition: flat, no fold lines
Scale: 1:11,000 approx. Scale bar: 300 T[oises] [53 mm =].
20.4 x 29.3 cm (neatline)
21.5 x 29.9 cm (image)
22.3 x 31.4 cm (platemark)
24.5 x 39.9 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / de / CHARLEROY / en 1746. [bottom centre, in rococo cartouche]
Printed title:
Pl.15. [top right, above edge of border]
Inset:
[to the right of the plan of the siege, a map of the environs of Charleroi.] Scale: 1:57,692 approx. Scale bar: [52 mm =] 1500 Toises.
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)
Charleroi, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°24'40"N 04°26'40"E)
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