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War of the Polish Succession (1733-8)

The Rhine and Moselle rivers and parts of Italy

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Plan of the Battle of Parma, 1734 (Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) 44°48ʹ09ʺN 10°19ʹ44ʺE

1734 or later

Pencil, 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 plan of the Battle of Parma, fought on 29 June 1734 between the French and Sardinians, commanded by François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie (1671-1745) and François de Franquetot de Coigny (1670-1759) and the Austrian Habsburg [Imperial] army, commanded by General Field Marshal Count Florimund de Mercy (1666-1734) and Frederick Louis Duke of Württemberg (1690-1734), resulting in a French victory. War of the Polish Succession (1733-8). Oriented with south-south-west to top (cardinal points).

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-Austria
    Army-Sardinia
    Army-France
  • Watermark: 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)