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
PLAN vande Gelegenhyd der Stad OSTENDE
1721 or laterEtching and engraving; printed on paper | Scale: 1:18,500 approx. | RCIN 725073
The publication of this map must have post-dated the founding of Covens' and Mortiers' company on 20 November 1721. It covers an area extending approximately from Bredene (51°14'05"N 02°58'32"E) in the north-east to Leffingen (Leffinge 51°10'33"N 02°53'01"E) in the south-west. The encamped regiments of the Allied army are shown and named; the approach works to the south-west of Ostend are also marked.
Additional text: [top left, in Dutch, a key, 1-23; a-h, to various locations in and around Ostend:] VERKLARING. [Top right, in rectangular panel, the same key in French:] EXPLICATION [top, below title, in Dutch, a key: A-I, K-S, to the quarters and camps of the Allied army, and their trenches and batteries.]
Condition: one fold line; about 5 cms have been trimmed from the bottom margin. Verso: some smudged offsetting; bottom, right of centre, ghosting from the top portion of Cumberland's cipher label, the rest trimmed.
Covens & Mortier : Amsterdam (Johannes Covens (1697-1774) and Cornelis Mortier (1699-1783)) (publisher) [top, following on from title:] uytgegeven door JOHANNES COVENS en CORNELIS MORTIER te AMSTERDAM.
Watermark: [Countermark?:] WM
Condition: one fold line; about 5 cms have been trimmed from the bottom margin. Verso: some smudged offsetting; bottom, right of centre, ghosting from the top portion of Cumberland's cipher label, the rest trimmed
Scale: 1:18,500 approx. Echelle de 200 Toises [21 mm =].
40.3 x 52.1 cm (neatline)
40.8 x 52.7 cm (image)
41.6 x 53.2 cm (platemark)
48.3 x 63.8 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN vande Gelegenhyd der Stad OSTENDE. [across top centre of map]
Additional text:
[top left, in Dutch, a key, 1-23; a-h, to various locations in and around Ostend:] VERKLARING. [Top right, in rectangular panel, the same key in French:] EXPLICATION [top, below title, in Dutch, a key: A-I, K-S, to the quarters and camps of the Allied army, and their trenches and batteries.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Ostend 17 June - 8 July 1706.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top right, black pencil:] 46.; [bottom right, ink:] B; [bottom right, black pencil, beneath ink:] 8; [right of centre, red pencil:] 31.
George III catalogue entry:
Ostend Plan du Siege d'Ostende en 1706: chez Covens et Mortier.
Subject(s)
Oostende, Flanders, Belgium (51°13'24"N 02°54'42"E)
