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 Oudenaarde, 1745 (Oudenaarde, Flanders, Belgium) 50°51'06"N 03°36'32"E
c.1759Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:11,700 approx. | RCIN 729001.g
Pierre du Mortous (active 1750s) (author)
Fonbonne (active 1759) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of border:] Fonbonne sculp Paris.
Subject(s)
Army-FranceWatermark: The sun's face with ten rays
Condition: flat, no fold lines
Scale: 1:11,700 approx. Scale bar: [no units given, Toises? 50 mm = 300].
21.1 x 29.8 cm (image)
20.3 x 29.3 cm (neatline)
22.2 x 31.4 cm (platemark)
24.5 x 39.9 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / D'OUDENARDE / en / 1745. [bottom left, in rococo cartouche]
Printed title:
Pl.6. [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)
Oudenaarde, Flanders, Belgium (50°51'06"N 03°36'32"E)
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