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
Siege of Antwerp, 1746
PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / D'ANVERS / en 1746
c.1759Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:19,500 approx. | RCIN 729001.m
Inset: [left:] Partie de la Citadelle. Scale: 1:5,633 approx. Scale bar: 200 Toises [71 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)
Jean Lattré (active 1743-93) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of border:] Lattré Paris. Sculp.
? P de Lormel (active 1759-93) (publisher)
Watermark: The letter H with an S above, above a ‘4’?
Condition: flat, no fold lines
Scale: 1:19,500 approx. Scale bar: 700 T[oises] [70 mm =]
20.4 x 29.5 cm (neatline)
21.7 x 30.1 cm (image)
22.3 x 31.4 cm (platemark)
24.5 x 39.9 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / D'ANVERS / en 1746. [bottom left, in cartouche designed as a bridge crossing the River Escaut]
Printed title:
Pl.12. [top right, above edge of border]
Inset:
[left:] Partie de la Citadelle. Scale: 1:5,633 approx. Scale bar: 200 Toises [71 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)
Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium (51°13'11"N 04°25'12"E)
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