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 Maastricht, 1748 (Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands) 50°50'54"N 05°41'20"E
c.1759Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:21,650 approx. [27 mm =] 300 T[oises]. | RCIN 729001.y
Insets: [left, a smaller-scale map of the environs of Maastricht.] Scale: 1:48,725 approx. Scale bar: 1000 T[oises], [40 mm =]. [right, a plan of the Bois-le-Duc front.] Scale: 1:9,280 approx. Scale bar: 200 T[oises], [42 mm =].
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)
Weis (active 1759) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of border:] Weis Argent. sc.
? P de Lormel (active 1759-93) (publisher)
Subject(s)
Army-FranceWatermark: None visible
Condition: flat, no fold lines
Scale: 1:21,650 approx. [27 mm =] 300 T[oises].
20.4 x 29.4 cm (neatline)
21.7 x 29.9 cm (image)
22.2 x 30.9 cm (platemark)
24.5 x 39.8 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / de / MAESTRICHT / en / 1748. [bottom left, in a cartouche depicting a soldier and the artefacts of war]
Printed title:
Pl.24. [top right, above edge of border]
Insets:
[left, a smaller-scale map of the environs of Maastricht.] Scale: 1:48,725 approx. Scale bar: 1000 T[oises], [40 mm =]. [right, a plan of the Bois-le-Duc front.] Scale: 1:9,280 approx. Scale bar: 200 T[oises], [42 mm =].
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)
Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands (50°50'54"N 05°41'20)
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