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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 Hulst, 1747

      PLAN / DES / ATTAQUES DE HULST / en 1747

      c.1759

      Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:13,300 approx. | RCIN 729001.u

      A map of the siege of Hulst in 1747, showing in yellow the French approach works. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with north-west to top (compass direction is indicated by the bird at the top 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.

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

        Condition: flat, no fold lines

      • Scale: 1:13,300 approx. Scale bar: [44 mm =] 300 T[oise]s.

        20.2 x 29.4 cm (neatline)

        21.2 x 29.9 cm (image)

        22.5 x 31.2 cm (platemark)

        24.6 x 40.0 cm (sheet)

      • Printed title:

        PLAN / DES / ATTAQUES DE HULST / en 1747. [bottom centre, in a cartouche ornamented with bullrushes and the figure of Neptune]

        Printed title:

        Pl.20. [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)

        Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands (51°16'48"N 04°03'10"E)

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      • 14 March 2024