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 Fribourg, 1744
PLAN DE / FRIBOURG / EN BRISGAU
1744Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:7,500 approx. | RCIN 729044
Shows details of the diversion of the River Dreisam between 24 and 28 September, and the direction of fire from the French batteries. The French approaches are coloured in yellow.
This map was originally published in 1744 on smaller sheetlines, without the military information. Le Rouge has updated the information and extended the area covered in order to include the siege works, batteries and lines of fire. The size of the original map is indicated by the black vertical and horizontal lines which run across the face of the map.
Additional text: [top left, a key, A-D, to the fieldworks and the diversion of the river:] RENVOY pour les Attaques.
Condition: one fold line. Verso: heavy surface dirt along fold line; bottom, right of centre, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
George Louis le Rouge (1707-93/4) (cartographer and publisher) [top, left of centre, below title, in title panel:] à Paris / Chez le S.r LE ROUGE Ing.r Géographe / du Roy, rue des grands Augustins vis à / vis le panier fleury. 1744.
Watermark: Maltese cross within rosary; countermark: in a rounded narrow rectangle: J followed by a castle, DUPUY MOYEN; in a separate rounded rectangular cartouche: AUVERGNE 1742
Condition: one fold line. Verso: heavy surface dirt along fold line; bottom, right of centre, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: 1:7,500 approx. Scale bar: Echelle de 200 Toises [52 mm =].
37.3 x 56.2 cm (neatline)
37.7 x 56.5 cm (image)
39.2 x 58.0 cm (platemark)
45.1 x 63.3 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN DE / FRIBOURG / EN BRISGAU [top, left of centre, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
RENVOY pour les Attaques. [top left, a key, A-D, to the fieldworks and the diversion of the river]
Annotations:
George III heading: Fribourg 22 Sept.r - 4 Nov.r 1744.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top right, black pencil:] 24. (Verso) [bottom, left of centre, black pencil, in Mason's or Schultz's hand:] 52; [top right, black pencil, in Mason's or Schultz's hand]: 63.; [right centre, red pencil:] 52; [bottom right, black pencil:] 54; [top right, black pencil, erased:] 1744.
George III catalogue entry:
Fribourg Plan de la Ville de Fribourg en Brisgau assiegée par les Francois le 22 Septembre et prise le 4 Novembre 1744: chez le Rouge.
Subject(s)
Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (47°59'45"N 07°51'08"E)
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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