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 Ostend, 1745
PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / D'OSTENDE / en / 1745
c.1759Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:8,850 approx. | RCIN 729001.i
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-Geoffrey Striedbeck (1707-72) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of border:] J. Striedbeck sculps. Argent.
? P de Lormel (active 1759-93) (publisher)
Watermark: The sun's face with ten rays
Condition: flat, no fold lines
Scale: 1:8,850 approx. Scale bar: [22 mm =] 100 Toises.
20.7 x 29.7 cm (neatline)
21.8 x 30.2 cm (image)
22.2 x 31.0 cm (platemark)
24.5 x 39.9 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / D'OSTENDE / en / 1745. [top left, in cartouche designed as a ship]
Printed title:
Pl.8. [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)
Ostend, Flanders, Belgium (51°13'24"N 02°54'42"E)
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