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
Plan of Knokke, 1744 (Knokke [Knoque, Knocke] Flanders, Belgium) 50°58'30"N 02°47'52"E
c.1759Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:4,650 approx. | RCIN 729001.d
A plan of Fort Knocke, 29 June 1744. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with south-east to top (compass indicator is pointed out by the putto's left hand, above the title).
A large-scale plan of the French siege of Knocke (Knokke) showing, in yellow, the French approach works. It followed the successful sieges of Menen (5 June; RCIN 729001.b), which was the first obstacle to an army coming from the south, and Ypres, 15-24 June (RCIN 729001.c, RCIN 729018). Knocke, which fell on 29 June, was followed by Furnes on July 10 (RCIN 729001.e, RCIN 729026). These three fortresses had been designed by Vauban to form an impassable wall to invaders from the south. 'The vaunted fastnesses of Vauban were perishing like pricked bubbles, and the whole southern sector of maritime Flanders was in French hands.' (Browning 1995, p.173.)
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.
Pierre du Mortous (active 1750s) (author)
Funck (active 1744) (draughtsman and engraver) [bottom centre, above neatline:] Funck del. & sc.
? P de Lormel (active 1759-93) (publisher)
Subject(s)
Army-FranceWatermark: Indistinct, the letter H below the letter S, a ‘4’ above the S?
Condition: flat, no fold lines
Scale: 1:4,650 approx. Scale bar: [63 mm =] 150 Toises.
20.3 x 29.3 cm (neatline)
21.2 x 29.8 cm (image)
22.4 x 31.2 cm (platemark)
24.5 x 39.8 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN / des / ATTAQUES de la KNOQUE / en 1744. [bottom centre, in cartouche comprising a flag draped over a cannon on which sits a hatted putto]
Printed title:
Pl.3. [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)
Knokke [Knoque, Knocke] Flanders, Belgium (50°58'30"N 02°47'52"E)
Bibliographic reference(s)
Literature
R. Browning, The War of the Austrian Succession, New York, 1995
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