Sieges, marches, encampments and battles in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands
Jan van Call (1656-1705/06)
Cádiz, 1702
Cádiz, 1702
La Ville de / Cadix, / avec sa Baye, et les Isles, / d’enveron 1702 or later
Etching and engraving; printed on paper | Scale: scale bar: no units given [36 mm = 4]. | RCIN 725012
A map of the Anglo-Dutch expedition to Cádiz led by Admiral Sir George Rooke (c.1650-1709), Lieutenant-General James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormond (1665-1745) and Major-General Baron de Sparre. War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14). Oriented with north-east to top (cardinal points).
Rooke was commander of the expedition to Cádiz which comprised 160 Dutch and English vessels, with the Duke of Ormond commanding 9,662 English troops and Major-General Baron de Sparre with 4,000 Dutch troops. They landed at the Bay of Bulls, shown top left of this map, on 15 August. Lacking any local support, the troops re-embarked on 26 September. The attacks and counter attacks between the ships and the fortifications on the mainland are shown.
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Jan van Call (1656-1705/06) (engraver)
Anna Beek (1657-1717) (cartographer and publisher) [bottom left, below title:] Anna Beek avec Previlege
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Watermark: Amsterdam coat of arms; countermark: R [and I?]
Condition: no fold lines; laid down on thin card
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Scale: scale bar: no units given [36 mm = 4].
21.8 x 28.3 cm (image and neatline)
23.0 cm x [left edge cropped] (platemark)
23.8 x 30.1 cm (mount)
23.8 x 28.9 cm (sheet)
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Printed title:
La Ville de / Cadix, / avec sa Baye, et les Isles, / d’enveron. [bottom left, in cartouche representing a scroll]
Annotations:
George III heading: Expedition to Cadiz under S.r G. Rooke and the Duke of Ormond in Sept.r 1702.
Other annotations: (Recto) [the second ‘e’ in the engraved word ‘enveron’ in the title, has been altered to an ‘i’ in ink.] (Verso) [bottom right, underneath backing sheet, black pencil:] 16 [and] 126.
George III catalogue entry:
Cadiz A small Plan of the Bay and Environs of Cadiz relative to the expedition under Sir G. Rooke and the Duke of Ormond in Sept.r 1702: by Anna Beek.
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Probably from the collection of military and naval maps and prints formed by Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), third son of George II; subsequently acquired by George III (1738-1820)
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Subject(s)
Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain (36°32'01"N 06°17'58"W)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
J.B. Hattendorf, 'Rooke, Sir George (c.1650–1709)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008
S. Handley, 'Butler, James, second duke of Ormond (1665–1745)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004; online edn, May 2006
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