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 Mons, 1746 (Mons, Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°27'14"N 03°57'08"E
c.1759Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:22,500 approx. | RCIN 729001.n
Insets: scale of top siege: 1:946 approx. [103 mm =] 50 T[oises]; scale of bottom siege: 1:7,087 approx. [55 mm =] 200 T[oises].
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 (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 Paris. Sc.
? P de Lormel (active 1759-93) (publisher)
Subject(s)
Army-FranceWatermark: Sun's face with ten rays
Condition: flat, no fold lines
Scale: 1:22,500 approx. Scale bars: Plan: [52 mm =] 600 Toises.
20.3 x 29.5 cm (neatline)
21.2 x 30.0 cm (image)
22.4 x 31.2 cm (platemark)
24.5 x 40.0 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / de / MONS / en 1746. [bottom centre, in rococo cartouche embellished with the artefacts of war]
Printed title:
Pl.13. [top right, above edge of border]
Insets:
scale of top siege: 1:946 approx. [103 mm =] 50 T[oises]; scale of bottom siege: 1:7,087 approx. [55 mm =] 200 T[oises].
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)
Mons, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°27'14"N 03°57'08"E)
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