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 Mons, 1746
PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / de / MONS / en 1746
c.1759Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:22,500 approx. | RCIN 729001.n
Insets: scale of top siege: 1:946 approx. [103 mm =] 50 T[oises]; scale of bottom siege: 1:7,087 approx. [55 mm =] 200 T[oises].
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 (729001.a) at the beginning.
Condition: flat, no fold lines.
Pierre du Mortous (active 1750s) (author)
Jean Lattré (active 1743-93) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of border:] Lattré Paris. Sc.
? P de Lormel (active 1759-93) (publisher)
Watermark: Sun's face with ten rays
Condition: flat, no fold lines
Scale: 1:22,500 approx. Scale bars: Plan: [52 mm =] 600 Toises.
20.3 x 29.5 cm (neatline)
21.2 x 30.0 cm (image)
22.4 x 31.2 cm (platemark)
24.5 x 40.0 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / de / MONS / en 1746. [bottom centre, in rococo cartouche embellished with the artefacts of war]
Printed title:
Pl.13. [top right, above edge of border]
Insets:
scale of top siege: 1:946 approx. [103 mm =] 50 T[oises]; scale of bottom siege: 1:7,087 approx. [55 mm =] 200 T[oises].
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)
Mons, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°27'14"N 03°57'08"E)
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