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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)

Map of Fort-Louis, 1734 (Fort-Louis, Alsace, France) 48°48ʹ02ʺN 08°03ʹ22ʺE

published 1741

Etching with engraving; printed on paper | Scale: 1:20,000. | RCIN 727041.ag

A map showing the French encampment at Fort-Louis, between 21 and 22 August 1734. War of Polish Succession (1733-1738). Oriented with south-south-east to top (cardinal points).

From Le Rouge, Theatre de la Guerre en Allemagne (1741). See main entry for RCIN 727041.

  • George Louis le Rouge (1707-93/4) (cartographer and publisher)

    Subject(s)

    Army-France
  • Watermark: Cropped: a bunch of grapes

    Condition: no fold lines

  • Scale: 1:20,000. Scale bar: 400 Toi [39 mm =].

    13.6 x 17.3 cm (image)

    14.2 x 18.1 cm (platemark)

    13.2 x 17.2 cm (neatline)

    19.2 x 24.2 cm (sheet)

  • Printed title:

    CAMP / du fort Louis / du 21 au 22 Aoust [top right, in rectangular panel]

    Printed title:

    34 [top right, above neatline]

    Additional text:

    D.d. [top left, above neatline, two letters referring to the position of the camp on the general map at RCIN 727041.c:] 

    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)

    Fort-Louis, Alsace, France (48°48ʹ02ʺN 08°03ʹ22ʺE)