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 Tournai, 1745 (Tournai, Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°36'25"N 03°23'21"E
c.1759Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:23,600 approx. | RCIN 729001.f
Inset: [left, a large-scale plan of the citadelle and the French lines of attack. Scale: 1:9,750 approx. Scale bar: 200 t[oises] [40 mm =].
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)
Weis (active 1759) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of border:] Weis Arg. sc.
? P de Lormel (active 1759-93) (publisher)
Subject(s)
Army-FranceWatermark: The letter H with an S above, above a ‘4’?
Condition: flat, no fold lines
Scale: 1:23,600 approx. Scale bar: [33 mm =] 400 Toises.
20.8 x 29.8 cm (neatline)
22.3 x 31.2 cm (platemark)
24.5 x 39.7 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN / des / ATTAQVES / DE TOVRNAI / en 1745. [bottom left, in rococo cartouche]
Printed title:
Pl. 5. [top right, above edge of border]
Inset:
[left, a large-scale plan of the citadelle and the French lines of attack. Scale: 1:9,750 approx. Scale bar: 200 t[oises] [40 mm =].
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)
Tournai, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°36'25"N 03°23'21"E)
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