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
1746 or laterEtching and engraving; printed on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:10,400 approx. | RCIN 730051
Additional text: [bottom right, below title in title cartouche, a key, A-I, to the French batteries, mortars, etc.]
Condition: no fold lines; considerably trimmed. Verso: brown discolouration; top left, water-stained patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label; small portion of cipher label remaining [the rest is cropped].
Johannes Covens (1697-1774) and Cornelis Mortier (1699-1783) (publisher) [bottom right, below title, in cartouche:] A AMSTERDAM / Chez COVENS et MORTIER.
Subject(s)
Army-FranceWatermark: None visible
Condition: no fold lines; considerably trimmed. Verso: brown discolouration; top left, water-stained patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label; small portion of cipher label remaining [the rest is cropped]
Scale: not stated. 1:10,400 approx.
18.5 x 29.3 cm (neatline)
19.0 x 29.7 cm (image)
20.8 x 31.0 cm (platemark)
24.8 x 35.1 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
DESSEIN DES ATTAQUES / DE LA VILLE DE MONS [bottom right, in cartouche]
Additional text:
[bottom right, below title in title cartouche, a key, A-I, to the French batteries, mortars, etc.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Mons 19 June - 10 July 1746.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil, in Schultz's or Mason's hand?:] 72. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] 4; [bottom left, ink, over black pencil ‘4’:] ½B; [bottom right, black pencil:] 4; [centre, red pencil:] 47.
George III catalogue entry:
Mons Plan des Attaques de la Ville de Mons au mois de Juin 1746: chez Covens et Mortier.
Subject(s)
Mons (Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°27'14"N 03°57'08"E
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