War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14)
Sieges, marches, encampments and famous battles from 1701 to 1712 in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands
Ostend, 1706
1706 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on two sheets of paper, joined | Scale: not stated. 1:8,000 approx. | RCIN 725072
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)
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)
