War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14)
Sieges, marches, encampments and famous battles from 1701 to 1712 in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands
Battle of Blenheim and Höchstädt, 1704
A PLAN / of the Famous VICTORY at BLEINEM, / obtained by his Grace the Duke of / MARLBOROUGH / over the Elector of Bavaria and the / Marechals TALLARD and MARCIN, / the 13th August, 1704 S.N.
1704 or laterEtching and engraving; printed from two copperplates on two sheets of paper, each mounted on linen | Scale: 1:14,000 approx. | RCIN 725040.b
The map extends approximately from Dona Alte (Donaualtheim 48°35'37"N 10°29'12"E) in the north-west to Lawingen (Lauingen 48°34'03"N 10°25'37"E) in the south-west, and from Daltheim (Thalheim 48°43'48"N 10°32'59"E) in the north-east to Pfaffenhoven (Pfaffenhofen ad Zusam 48°36'38"N 10°42'39"E) in the south-east.
Additional text: [top right of RCIN 725040.b, in a cartouche representing a stone plinth, surmounted by the arms of Queen Anne over which an angel holds a circlet in the shape of a serpent holding its tail in its mouth, a unicorn representing England, old Father Time, and the Dutch lion with its paw on the coat of arms of vanquished France:] SUB AUSPICIIS . ANNÆ REGINÆ et BELGII FŒDERATI ...
A facsimile of this map (but not this example) was published by Oxford Cartographers in 1999. Another example is illustrated in De Agostini (2001) p.129. BL example at *28620.(6.). An example printed on silk is in the Museum of London, call mark 54.69/3.
Condition: one fold line; three small tears to left edge; small piece of bottom left corner missing; stud holes along left and right margins; small pin holes over face of map; surface dirt; some brown discolouration. Verso: heavy surface dirt; foxing.
Jan van Vianen (1660-1726) (engraver) [bottom left, below edge of border:] J. van Vianen fecit.
Reinier Leers (1654-1714) (publisher) [bottom right, below edge of border:] Reynerus Leers Excudit.
Watermark: A five-point star
Condition: one fold line; three small tears to left edge; small piece of bottom left corner missing; stud holes along left and right margins; small pin holes over face of map; surface dirt; some brown discolouration. Verso: heavy surface dirt; foxing
Scale: 1:14,000 approx. Scale bar: A Scale of 800 Geometrical Paces [88 mm =].
63.3 x 89.7 cm (neatline)
63.6 x 90.8 cm (image)
[top and bottom cropped] x 91.4 cm (platemark)
64.4 x 91.7 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
A PLAN / of the Famous VICTORY at BLEINEM, / obtained by his Grace the Duke of / MARLBOROUGH / over the Elector of Bavaria and the / Marechals TALLARD and MARCIN, / the 13th August, 1704 S.N. [bottom left of bottom part of map (RCIN 725040.a)]
Additional text:
[top right of RCIN 725040.b, in a cartouche representing a stone plinth, surmounted by the arms of Queen Anne over which an angel holds a circlet in the shape of a serpent holding its tail in its mouth, a unicorn representing England, old Father Time, and the Dutch lion with its paw on the coat of arms of vanquished France:] SUB AUSPICIIS . ANNÆ REGINÆ et BELGII FŒDERATI ...
Annotations:
George III heading: none.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, red pencil:] 13 of August 1704; [top, right of centre, ink:] Blenheim; [below ‘Blenheim’, blue biro and black pencil on red-printed 1980s Royal Library label:] V 40-2 [and, black pencil in a modern hand:] V/40-2 CMB Oct 86 [i.e. 1986]; [bottom, right of centre, black pencil:] V/41-2.
K. Mil. dummy sheet:
Title [ink:] A Plan of the famous Victory of Bleinem, obtained by the Duke of Marlborough over the / Elector of Bavaria and Marshals Tallard and Marcin the 13.th August 1704. by J. van Vianen 2 sheets / A Roll ... [no pencil pressmark]. [Old heading, red ink:] Battle of Blenheim 13 August 1704.
Watermark: J WHATMAN / 1811.
Size: 47.1 x 32.8 cm (sheet).George III catalogue entry:
Blenheim A Plan of the famous Victory of Bleinem, obtained by the Duke of Marlborough over the Elector of Bavaria and Marshals Tallard and Marcin, the 13.th August 1704: by I. van Vianen. 2 sheets.
Subject(s)
Blindheim, Bavaria, Germany (48°37'53"N 10°37'11"E)
Höchstädt an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany (48°36'40"N 10°34'05"E)
