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 Tournai, 1745
PLAN / des / ATTAQVES / DE TOVRNAI / en 1745
c.1759Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:23,600 approx. | RCIN 729001.f
Inset: [left, a large-scale plan of the citadelle and the French lines of attack. Scale: 1:9,750 approx. Scale bar: 200 t[oises] [40 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 Arg. sc.
? P de Lormel (active 1759-93) (publisher)
Watermark: The letter H with an S above, above a ‘4’?
Condition: flat, no fold lines
Scale: 1:23,600 approx. Scale bar: [33 mm =] 400 Toises.
20.8 x 29.8 cm (neatline)
22.3 x 31.2 cm (platemark)
24.5 x 39.7 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN / des / ATTAQVES / DE TOVRNAI / en 1745. [bottom left, in rococo cartouche]
Printed title:
Pl. 5. [top right, above edge of border]
Inset:
[left, a large-scale plan of the citadelle and the French lines of attack. Scale: 1:9,750 approx. Scale bar: 200 t[oises] [40 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)
Tournai, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°36'25"N 03°23'21"E)
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