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 Dendermonde, 1745
PLAN des / ATTAQUES / de DENDERMONDE / en 1745
c.1759Etching and engraving with hand-colouring; printed on paper | Scale: 1:10,600 approx. | RCIN 729001.h
A map of the siege of Dendermonde 1745, showing in yellow the French approach works during the siege. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with west-south-west to top (compass direction is indicated by the bird perched on top of the tree of the title cartouche).
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)
Jean Lattré (active 1743-93) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of border:] Lattre sculp Paris.
? P de Lormel (active 1759-93) (publisher)
Watermark: Indistinct
Condition: flat, no fold lines
Scale: 1:10,600 approx. Scale bar: [46 mm =] 250 Toises.
21.7 x 29.8 cm (image)
20.4 x 29.3 cm (neatline)
22.1 x 31.0 cm (platemark)
24.5 x 39.9 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN des / ATTAQUES / de DENDERMONDE / en 1745. [bottom left, in cartouche designed as a scroll or ribbon winding around a tree trunk]
Printed title:
Pl.7. [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)
Dendermonde, Flanders, Belgium (51°01'43"N 04°06'03"E)
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