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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 Maastricht, 1748"E

      PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / de / MAESTRICHT / en / 1748

      c.1759

      Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:21,650 approx. [27 mm =] 300 T[oises]. | RCIN 729001.y

      A map of the siege of Maastricht in 1747, showing in yellow the French approach works. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with south-east to top (compass direction is indicated from the bird's beak, top of the title cartouche).

      Insets: [left, a smaller-scale map of the environs of Maastricht.] Scale: 1:48,725 approx. Scale bar: 1000 T[oises], [40 mm =]. [right, a plan of the Bois-le-Duc front.] Scale: 1:9,280 approx. Scale bar: 200 T[oises], [42 mm =].

      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 Argent. sc.

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

      • Watermark: None visible

        Condition: flat, no fold lines

      • Scale: 1:21,650 approx. [27 mm =] 300 T[oises].

        20.4 x 29.4 cm (neatline)

        21.7 x 29.9 cm (image)

        22.2 x 30.9 cm (platemark)

        24.5 x 39.8 cm (sheet)

      • Printed title:

        PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / de / MAESTRICHT / en / 1748. [bottom left, in a cartouche depicting a soldier and the artefacts of war]

        Printed title:

        Pl.24. [top right, above edge of border]

        Insets:

        [left, a smaller-scale map of the environs of Maastricht.] Scale: 1:48,725 approx. Scale bar: 1000 T[oises], [40 mm =]. [right, a plan of the Bois-le-Duc front.] Scale: 1:9,280 approx. Scale bar: 200 T[oises], [42 mm =].

        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)

        Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands (50°50'54"N 05°41'20)

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      • 14 March 2024