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War of the Polish Succession (1733-8)
The Rhine and Moselle rivers and parts of Italy
Plan of the Battle of Parma, 1734 (Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) 44°48ʹ09ʺN 10°19ʹ44ʺE
1734 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; a flap, showing different troop positions during the battle, is pasted to the recto; laid down on coarse linen | Scale: 1:3,700 approx. | RCIN 727060
A very detailed plan showing the dispositions of the different parts of all the armies and the various stages of the battle.
Condition: surface dirt and foxing to both sides.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-AustriaArmy-SardiniaArmy-FranceWatermark: Indistinct, obscured by linen backing: bunch of grapes, the letters I [or L] [?] C in a cartouche below; countermark: indistinct, letters in a cartouche
Mark, stamped: 249
Condition: surface dirt and foxing to both sides
Scale: 1:3,700 approx. Scale bar: Toises [53 mm =] 100.
37.5 x 54.5 cm (image and neatline)
40.2 x 56.4 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Parma 29 June 1734.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top right, black pencil:] 1734. (Verso) [top left, red pencil:] 6/45; [top left, black pencil:] VII/47; [top right, obscured by white paper strip, ink:] Parma.
George III catalogue entry:
Parma Plan dessiné de la Bataille de Parme entre les Armées Alliées et Imperiale le 29 Juin 1734.
Subject(s)
Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (44°48ʹ09ʺN 10°19ʹ44ʺE)