War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14)
Sieges, marches, encampments and famous battles from 1701 to 1712 in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands
Map of the siege of Douai, 1710 (Douai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France) 50°22'00"N 03°04'00"E
published 1710Etching and engraving; printed on paper | Scale: not stated | RCIN 726048
A large-scale map showing only the western fortified town walls and the approach parallels and batteries, together with their lines of fire.
Additional text: [bottom right, below title, in title panel, a key, A-F, to the positions of the town, the attack on the right by the Prince of Anhalt, the attack on the left by the Prince of Orange, batteries with cannon, batteries of mortars, and the field defences of the French on the glacis.]
Condition: no fold lines; this item has been considerably trimmed because only the top portion of the shadow and ghosting from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label is visible, verso, top left.
Eugène Henri Fricx (January 1644-18 December 1730) (publisher) [bottom right, below text, inside neatline:] Chez Eugene Henry Fricx rue de la Magdelaine. / 1710.
Subject(s)
Army-FranceArmy-Allied army (War of the Spanish Succession, 1701-1714)Watermark: None
Condition: no fold lines; this item has been considerably trimmed because only the top portion of the shadow and ghosting from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label is visible, verso, top left
Scale: not stated
24.0 x 28.9 cm (neatline)
24.3 x 29.2 cm (image)
25.3 x 30.3 cm (platemark)
28.7 x 34.2 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN / DES ATTAQUES DE LA VILLE DE / DOUAY. / Jusqu'au 3 Juin 1710. [bottom right, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[bottom right, below title, in title panel, a key, A-F, to the positions of the town, the attack on the right by the Prince of Anhalt, the attack on the left by the Prince of Orange, batteries with cannon, batteries of mortars, and the field defences of the French on the glacis.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Douay 23 April - 25 June 1710.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil, erased:] [?]6; [top left, traces of the old heading in black pencil under the ink old heading.] (Verso) [centre, red pencil:] 81.
George III catalogue entry:
Douay Plan des Attaques de la Ville de Douay jusqu'au 3 Juin 1710: chez Friex, 1710.
Subject(s)
Douai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (50°22'00"N 03°04'00"E)
