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
Sketch of Bergen op Zoom, 1747 (Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands) 51°29'42"N 04°17'30"E
c.1747Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:3,900 approx. | RCIN 730151.b
The town of Bergen op Zoom, fortified by Baron Menno van Coehoorn (1641-1704; Dutch military engineer) and garrisoned under the command of General Isaac Cronström (1661-1752; a Swedish officer serving as General in Chief of the Dutch army), was besieged by the French army under the command of General Count Ulrich Löwendahl (1700-55; a German-born Danish officer serving in the French army), from 14 July to 18 September, when the fortified town was taken by the French. The plan extends from the Wow Ravelin in the south-east to Sleck Fort further south-west.
Additional text: [bottom right, a note reads:] NB The figures shew the / diffferent days their approaches / were made, Number 5 and 16 they did / approach their works. [Bottom centre, a key, A-I, K-U, to the names of the bastions, etc.]
Condition: six fold lines; unevenly trimmed.
One of a collection of 24 plans and sketches of the fortifications of Bergen op Zoom, showing various stages of the siege of 1747, by James Abercrombie, Charles Bisset, Dugal Campbell, and J.P. Isenbart and other anonymous draughtsmen. See RCINs 730151.a-x (j and v not included).
James Abercrombie (active 1747) (draughtsman) [bottom right:] James Abercrombie / Lieut in the 1st Battalion of ye Royall [rest trimmed].
Subject(s)
Army-FranceWatermark: Horn in crowned shield, the monogram GR below; countermark: HR
Mark, stamped: 645
Condition: six fold lines; unevenly trimmed
Scale: not stated. 1:3,900 approx.
28.8 x 39.0 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Additional text:
[bottom right, a note reads:] NB The figures shew the / different days their approaches / were made, Number 5 and 16 they did / approach their works. [Bottom centre, a key, A-I, K-U, to the names of the bastions, etc.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Bergen op Zoom 1747. Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, black pencil, cropped:] VII.
George III catalogue entry:
Bergen op Zoom A drawn Sketch of the attacks of D.o [i.e. bergen op Zoom] in 1747, by L.t Ja.s Abercrombie.
Subject(s)
Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands (51°29'42"N 04°17'30"E)
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