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 Sas van Gent, 1747 (Sas van Gent, Zeeland, Netherlands) 51°13'39"N 03°47'55"E
c.1759Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:12,400 approx. | RCIN 729001.s
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:] Lattré 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: 1:12,400 approx. Scale bar: [63 mm =] 400 Toises.
20.5 x 29.3 cm (neatline)
21.6 x 29.8 cm (image)
22.4 x 31.1 cm (platemark)
24.6 x 40.0 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN DES / ATTAQUES DU SAS DE GAND / en 1747. [bottom centre, in cartouche designed as a banner being waved by a monkey astride a nautilus shell]
Printed title:
Pl.18. [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)
Sas van Gent, Zeeland, Netherlands (51°13'39"N 03°47'55"E)
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