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 Nieuwpoort, 1745 (Nieuwpoort, Flanders, Belgium) 51°07'48"N 02°45'04"E
c.1759Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:10,450 approx. | RCIN 729001.j
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)
Subject(s)
Army-FranceWatermark: The letter H below the letter S, a ‘4’ above the S
Condition: flat, no fold lines
Scale: 1:10,450 approx. Scale bar: [28 mm =] 150 Toises.
20.5 x 29.3 cm (neatline)
21.7 x 29.9 cm (image)
21.9 x 30.9 cm (platemark)
24.5 x 39.9 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN / des / Attaques de / NIEUPORT / en 1745. [bottom right, in cartouche designed as a winged sphere on which sits a putto]
Printed title:
Pl.9. [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)
Nieuwpoort, Flanders, Belgium (51°07'48"N 02°45'04"E)
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