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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 Speyer, 1734 (Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) 49°19ʹ47ʺN 08°25ʹ40ʺE

published 1741

Etching with engraving; printed on paper | Scale: 1:65,000 approx. | RCIN 727041.ac

A map showing the French encampment at Spier (Speyer), between 15 and 19 August 1734. War of Polish Succession (1733-1738). Oriented with west to top (cardinal points).

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

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

Condition: no fold lines
  • George Louis le Rouge (1707-93/4) (cartographer and publisher)

    Subject(s)

    Army-France
  • Watermark: Cropped: the letters M and A in a cartouche, separated by a shamrock

    Condition: no fold lines

  • Scale: 1:65,000 approx. Scale bar: 1000 Toises [30 mm =].

    13.4 x 16.6 cm (neatline)

    13.2 x 16.4 cm (image)

    14.3 x 17.5 cm (platemark)

    19.2 x 24.2 cm (sheet)

  • Printed title:

    CAMP / DE SPIER / du 16 au 19 Aoust [top right, in rectangular panel]

    Printed title:

    30 [top right, above neatline]

    Additional text:

    F.c. [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)

    Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (49°19ʹ47ʺN 08°25ʹ40ʺE)