War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14)
Sieges, marches, encampments and famous battles from 1701 to 1712 in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands
Siege of Ath, 1706
Plan de ATH et Attaque 1706
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)
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)
