War of the Polish Succession (1733-8)
The Rhine and Moselle rivers and parts of Italy
Map of Rivenich, the Moselle and the Battle of Klausen, 1735 (Rivenich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) 49°53ʹ00ʺN 06°51ʹ00ʺE; Klausen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) 49°54ʹ00ʺN 06°52ʹ00ʺE
1735 or laterPencil, pen and ink, and grey wash on paper; laid down on coarse linen | Scale: not stated. 1:17,000 approx. | RCIN 727077
The draughtsman of this map has used painterly skills to represent the terrain which, around the heights of Klausen, overlooking the Salm and the villages of Esch and Rivenich, were particularly difficult. This map shows the final stages of the battle, and the spot where Count Nassau was killed, apparently by French Chasseurs who were armed with ‘rifled Pieces’ (see the additional text on RCIN 727076). The villages of Heizrodt (Hetzrath 49°53ʹ00ʺN 06°49ʹ00ʺE) and Esch (49°54ʹ00ʺN 06°51ʹ00ʺN), as well as the abbey at Clausen (Klausen) are depicted in a pictorial medium oblique view, which, together with the figures of Marshal Seckendorff and his aides on the hill south of Rivenich, bring the scene to life.
Additional text: [down left side of map, a key, 1-22, to the places, troops, and troop movements during the battle.]
Condition: no fold lines; slight brown discolouration.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-FranceArmy-GermanyWatermark: Fleur-de-lys
Mark, stamped: 257
Condition: no fold lines; slight brown discolouration
Scale: not stated. 1:17,000 approx.
26.6 x 32.7 cm (neatline)
28.9 x 43.6 cm (image)
33.1 x 45.0 cm (sheet) (whole object)
Manuscript title:
No title
Additional text:
[down left side of map, a key, 1-22, to the places, troops, and troop movements during the battle.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Ruvenick 20 Oct.r 1735.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top, right of centre, black pencil, very faint:] 20 Octr [top right, black pencil:] 1735. (Verso) [top left, red pencil:] 6/68; [ink over black pencil:] VII [/] 77; [top right, ink, obscured by white paper strip:] [?1/3 and:] Rivenick.
George III catalogue entry:
Ruvenick A drawn Plan of the Battle of Ruvenick between the French and Imperialists, the 20.th of Oct.r 1735.
Subject(s)
Rivenich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (49°53ʹ00ʺN 06°51ʹ00ʺE)
Klausen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (49°54ʹ00ʺN 06°52ʹ00ʺE)