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War of the Polish Succession (1733-8)

The Rhine and Moselle rivers and parts of Italy

GEORGE LOUIS LE ROUGE (1707-93/4)

Germany 1733-45

published 1741

Engraving; printed on paper | Scale: 1:900,000 approx. | RCIN 727041.c

A general map of Germany, showing the encampments of the French army in 1733, 34 and 35. Oriented with west to top.

A system of reference squares, using upper and lower case letters, is engraved across the map. The map extends from Coblens (Koblenz 50°21ʹ13ʺN 07°34ʹ44ʺE) in the north to Vieux Brisach (Alt Breisach or Breisach am Rhein 48°01ʹ58ʺN 07°34ʹ59ʺE) in the south, and from Treves (Trier 49°45ʹ14ʺN 06°38ʹ21ʺE) in the west to Hailbron (Heilbronn 49°08ʹ24ʺN 09°13ʹ14ʺE) in the east.

From Le Rouge, Theatre de la Guerre en Allemagne (1741). See main entry for RCIN 727041. Condition: three fold lines, slight discolouration around edges.
  • George Louis le Rouge (1707-93/4) (cartographer and publisher)

    Subject(s)

    Army-France
    Army-Russia
    Army-Saxony
    Army-Habsburg
  • Watermark: A bunch of grapes

    Condition: three fold lines, slight discolouration around edges

  • Scale: 1:900,000 approx. Scale bar: Lieues Comunes d'Allemagne [26 mm =] 4; L.C. de France [30 mm =] 6.

    18.8 x 23.7 cm (neatline)

    19.7 x 24.5 cm (image)

    19.8 x 24.7 cm (platemark)

    25.2 x 31.4 cm (sheet)

  • Printed title:

    CARTE / GÉNÉRALE / des Campements / en Allemagne / en 1733, 34, et 35. [bottom left, in rococo cartouche]

    Printed title:

    4 [top right, above neatline]

    Annotations:

    None

    George III catalogue entry:

    Germany Theatre de la Guerre en Allemagne contenant toutes les Operations Militaires des Campagnes de 1733, 3 et 5, les Plans des Sieges et des Camps: par le S.le Rouge. Paris, 1741. 4.to oblong.

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Germany
        • Poland
          • Gdansk [Poland]
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • War operations
            • Battles
              • Military battles
            • Sieges