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 Axel, 1747
PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / D'AXEL / en 1747
c.1759Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:6,500 approx. | RCIN 729001.v
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. sc.
? P de Lormel (active 1759-93) (publisher)
Watermark: Sun's face with ten rays
Condition: flat, no fold lines
Scale: 1:6,500 approx. Scale bar: [75 mm =] 250 Toises.
21.3 x 29.9 cm (image)
22.5 x 31.2 cm (platemark)
20.2 x 29.3 cm (neatline)
24.5 x 40.0 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / D'AXEL / en 1747. [top right, in a cartouche representing material draped over a sea monster]
Printed title:
Pl.21. [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)
Axel, Zeeland, Netherlands (51°16'00"N 03°54'30"E)
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