Battle of Blenheim and Höchstädt, 1704

LA BATTAILLE / DE HOECHSTEDT / Remporte par le hauté Alliez sur les / Francois et les Bavarois / le 13 Aout 1704

Husson: The Hague (Pierre Husson (1678-1733)) (publisher) [top left, following on from title:] a la Haye chez Pierre Husson Marchand Libraire.

Watermark: None

Condition: no fold lines; trimmed around edges. Verso: remains of guard, this appears to include a border from another map; induced discolouration; bottom left: remains and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label

Scale: not stated. 1:75,000 approx.

44.1 x 27.0 cm (neatline)

44.4 x 27.4 cm (image)

45.0 x 27.9 cm (platemark)

47.3 x 30.2 cm (sheet)

Printed title:

LA BATTAILLE / DE HOECHSTEDT / Remporte par le hauté Alliez sur les / Francois et les Bavarois / le 13 Aout 1704. [top left, in cartouche showing the Holy Roman Emperor represented by an eagle, the French by the sun, the English by a unicorn stamping on the Bavarians, and the Dutch by a lion holding down a cockerel representing Tallard, while the escaping cockerel represents the fleeing Marsin]

Additional text:

[top left, below title and imprint, a key A-G:] Explication du Cartouche. [Bottom right, a key to the map, AA-II, CC not used.]

Annotations:

George III heading: Battle of Blenheim 13 August 1704.

Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom left, ink, cropped and illegible]; [top right, ink, cropped and illegible]. (Verso) [bottom right, black pencil:] 15; [centre, red pencil:] 15.

George III catalogue entry:

Blenheim Plan de la Bataille de Hochstedt remportée par les Hauts Alliés sur les Francois et Bavarois le 13 Aout 1704; chez Husson.