This website presents our knowledge and research on this important aspect of the Royal Collection. As of April 2026 it will not be regularly updated and new research on this topic will sit within the main website.

War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14)

Sieges, marches, encampments and famous battles from 1701 to 1712 in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands

ANONYMOUS

Map of Ostend, 1706 (Oostende, Flanders, Belgium) 51°13'24"N 02°54'42"E

1706 or later

Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on two sheets of paper, joined | Scale: not stated. 1:8,000 approx. | RCIN 725072

A map of Ostend and environs, besieged by the Allied army, commanded by Henry, Count of Nassau, Lord of Overkirk [Hendrik van Nassau, Heer van Ouderkerk (1640-1708)], from 7 June to its surrender on 8 July 1706. War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14). Oriented with north to top (compass rose).

A finely executed drawing which shows similar details to the maps at RCINs 725069-71. There is no lettering or explanation to the map.

Condition: three fold lines. Verso: worn and surface dirt; bottom, right of centre, shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
  • Anonymous (cartographer)

    Subject(s)

    Army-Allied army (War of the Spanish Succession, 1701-1714)
    Navy-England
  • Watermark: Double-headed eagle, crown above, heart-shaped shield with device on breast of bird; countermark, all within a rounded rectangular cartouche, the letters: B (followed by a heart) G (or C) O L O (the remainder cropped) [similar to Heawood 1323]

    Mark, stamped: 101

    Condition: three fold lines. Verso: worn and surface dirt; bottom, right of centre, shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label

  • Scale: not stated. 1:8,000 approx.

    56.6 x 70.8 cm (neatline)

    57.3 x 73.1 cm (image)

    58.3 x 76.2 cm (sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    None

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Ostend 17 June - 8 July 1706.

    Other anotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom, left of centre, black pencil:] 30; [left of centre, black pencil:] Ostende 1706; [top right, black pencil, erased and partly illegible:] Ostende 45; [right of centre, red pencil:] 30.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Ostend Plan dessiné du Siege d'Ostende en 1706.

  • Subject(s)

    Oostende, Flanders, Belgium (51°13'24"N 02°54'42"E)