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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

      PIERRE DU MORTOUS (ACTIVE 1750S)

      Siege of Brussels, 1746

      PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / de / BRUXELLES / en / 1746

      c.1759

      Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:8,100 approx. | RCIN 729001.l

      A map of the siege of Brussels in January and February 1746, showing in yellow the French approach works during the siege. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with south-south-west to top (compass direction is indicated by the right arm of the boy in the title cartouche).

      Inset: [left, a plan of the citadel and the French lines of attack. Scale: 1:5,732 approx. Scale bar: [68 mm =] 200 Toises.

      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)

        Deuland (active 1750s) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of border:] Deuland. sc. Par. 

        ? P de Lormel (active 1759-93) (publisher)

      • Watermark: The letter H below the letter S, a ‘4’ above the S

        Condition: flat, no fold lines

      • Scale: 1:8,100 approx. Scale bar: [48 mm =] 600 Toises.

        20.7 x 29.7 cm (neatline)

        21.8 x 30.1 cm (image)

        22.3 x 31.4 cm (platemark)

        24.5 x 39.3 cm (sheet)

      • Printed title:

        PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / de / BRUXELLES / en / 1746. [bottom left, in cartouche designed as a flag draped on a tree stump over which leans a naked boy]

        Printed title:

        Pl. 11. [top right, above edge of border]

        Inset:

        [left, a plan of the citadel and the French lines of attack. Scale: 1:5,732 approx. Scale bar: [68 mm =] 200 Toises.

        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)

        Brussels, Belgium (50°51'01"N 04°20'55"E)

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      • 14 March 2024