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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 Namur, 1746

      PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / de / NAMUR / en 1746

      c.1759

      Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:15,000 approx. | RCIN 729001.q

      A map of the siege of Namur, 6-30 September 1746, showing in yellow the French approach works. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with south-east to top (compass direction is indicated by the right hand of the figure holding the scale bar in 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)

        Jean Lattré (active 1743-93) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of border:] Lattré Parisi. Sc.

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

      • Watermark: Sun's face with ten rays

        Condition: flat, no fold lines

      • Scale: 1:15,000 approx. Scale bar: [25 mm =] 200 Toises.

        20.7 x 29.6 cm (neatline)

        22.1 x 30.1 cm (image)

        22.6 x 31.4 cm (platemark)

        24.6 x 40.0 cm (sheet)

      • Printed title:

        PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / de / NAMUR / en 1746. [bottom left, in cartouche designed as a vignette of the Namur scenery]

        Printed title:

        Pl.16. [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)

        Namur, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°28'00"N 04°52'02"E)

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      • 14 March 2024