War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14)
Sieges, marches, encampments and famous battles from 1701 to 1712 in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands
Plan of the siege of Ath, 1706 (Ath, Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°37'45"N 03°46'40"E
1706 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:4,000 approx. | RCIN 725087
This plan appears to have been removed from a volume of manuscript maps and plans of sieges. Other maps, in the same hand and, apparently, from the same volume, are scattered throughout the collection: RCINs 725009, 725011, 725013, 725021, 725023, 725030.
Additional text: [left, a key, A-C to the named gates of the town.]
This plan has been removed from a volume, made about 1719 or later, of manuscript maps and plans of sieges. Other maps, perhaps in a different hand but, apparently from the same volume, are scattered throughout the collection: RCINs [724061], [724090], 725007, 725009, 725011, 725013, 725021, 725023, 725027, 725030, 725032, 725041, [725044], 725045, 725047, [725055], 725074, 725098, 726007, 726014, 726022, 726041, 726045, 726053, 726065, 726073, 726080, 726086, 726090, 727004, 727007, 727011, 727013, 727014.
Condition: one fold line; gilt edges. Verso: induced discolouration; remains of guard.Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-Allied army (War of the Spanish Succession, 1701-1714)Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the figure ‘4’ suspending the letters WR below; countermark: IV
Mark, stamped: 111
Condition: one fold line; gilt edges. Verso: induced discolouration; remains of guard
Scale: not stated. 1:4,000 approx.
38.5 x 50.1 cm (neatline)
40.0 x 51.3 cm (image)
52.7 x 73.6 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Plan de ATH et Attaque 1706. [top centre]
Additional text:
[left, a key, A-C to the named gates of the town.]
Annotation:
George III heading: Ath 20 Sept.r - 2 Oct.r 1706.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top right, ink:] 77. (Verso) [top right, ink:] 77; [top right, red pencil:] 1706; [bottom, right of centre, red pencil:] 4/93; [bottom, right of centre, black pencil:] V/[??].
George III catalogue entry:
Ath Plan dessiné d'Ath, avec les attaques en 1706.
Subject(s)
Ath, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°37'45"N 03°46'40"E)